title: Evaluating the needs of military and veterans' families in a polytrauma setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the perceived importance of needs and the extent to which they are met among a sample of family members in an inpatient polytrauma setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Family Needs Questionnaire was administered to 44 family members of patients at the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center at McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center over a 30-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Families rated health information needs as most important and most frequently met. conversely, family members rated emotional support and instrumental support needs as least important and most frequently unmet.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preliminary data suggest that the similarity between family needs in military and civilian settings is noteworthy, and provide direction for development of empirically based family intervention models for polytrauma settings.
authors: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Commonwealth University, Box 980542, Richmond, VA 23298-0542, USA. wilderkp@vcu.edu
authors: Kathryn P
authors: KP
authors: Wilder Schaaf
authors: Jeffrey S
authors: JS
authors: Kreutzer
authors: Steven J
authors: SJ
authors: Danish
authors: Treven C
authors: TC
authors: Pickett
authors: Bruce D
authors: BD
authors: Rybarczyk
authors: Michelle G
authors: MG
authors: Nichols
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult