Explain the 'unexplainable': A qualitative enquiry of the representations of the caregivers of brain-injured people.
The aim of our research is to highlight the role of social representations of the traumatic brain-injured person in the adjustments made by caregivers in building and maintaining quality of care. Twenty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with nursing assistants and medico-psychological assistants, working in a long-term care facility. The interviews were the subject of a thematic content analysis. The analysis shows the role of representations of the traumatic brain-injured person in the way caregivers explain behaviours and situations and in the orientation of their professional practices. In explaining the inexplicable, caregivers establish a more human relationship through individualized care.
1 Aix-Marseille Université, LPS EA 849, 13621, Aix-en-Provence, France.
Magali
M
Huet
1 Aix-Marseille Université, LPS EA 849, 13621, Aix-en-Provence, France.|2 APHM, Timone, Service d'Oncologie Médicale, 13385, Marseille, France.
Lionel
L
Dany
1 Aix-Marseille Université, LPS EA 849, 13621, Aix-en-Provence, France.
Thémistoklis
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Apostolidis
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult
caregivers; disability; qualitative research; social representations; traumatic brain injury