Post-acute service utilisation and parental satisfaction with health care services after mild traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents.
The objectives of this study were to describe and analyse the current aftercare practise following define TBI in four German cities. A retrospective, cross-sectional design was chosen in order to investigate the research questions. Methods and procedures included a questionnaire mailed to parents whose children were admitted with TBI to one of seven collaborating hospitals. A total of 564 parents participated in the study. The results indicate that aftercare services were rarely utilised. Furthermore, it was found that the behaviour of the physician in charge had a great impact on parental satisfaction with healthcare services. In conclusion, the findings described in this article underline the need to improve communication between acute and post-acute services.
Institute and Policlinics of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. copeters@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Corinna
C
Petersen
Angela
A
Scherwath
Elmar
E
Kruithoff
Uwe
U
Koch
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires