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The Family Experience After a TBIBack to School 2013 Conference
Caron Gan, RN, MScN, AAMFT Approved SupervisorRegistered Marriage & Family Therapist
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Objectives
• Dispel common misperceptions and myths about families after TBI
• Highlight the need for family system intervention after brain injury
• Introduce two empirically-based family system interventions for families of adults and adolescents after brain injury
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Common Misperceptions and Myths about Families After Brain Injury
Godwin, Gan, Lukow, Wilder-Schaaf & Kreutzer (in press)
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MYTH #1
It is not necessary to work with families after TBI. The focus should be on the survivor.
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Importance of Paying Attention to the Family Post TBI
• Family members are typically the major support for individuals post TBI
• Long-term negative effects on family functioning (Anderson et al., 2002; Gan & Schuller, 2002)
• Survivor outcome is linked to family outcome (Sander et al., 2002; Taylor et al., 1995)
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Depression After Brain Injury
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Mothers Wives Clients
(Mauss-Clum & Ryan, 1981) 6
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Irritability After Brain Injury
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Mothers Wives Clients
(Mauss-Clum & Ryan, 1981) 7
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Anger After Brain Injury
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Mothers Wives Clients
(Mauss-Clum & Ryan, 1981) 8
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Myth #2
Family members have more insight and resilience than the person with the injury.
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Family Reactions to Ratesof Survivors’ Improvement(Lezak 1986) – Kreutzer 2013
0‐3 6 12 24 36+
Months Since Injury
happy
bewildered, anxious
discouraged& depressed
mourningemotionalreorganization
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Impact of TBI on Caregivers
• Family strain, psychological distress in 47% of relatives (Kreutzer et al., 1994)
• Negative life change in 67% of spousal or parent caregivers (Wallace et al, 1998)
• Symptoms of depression (73%) & anxiety (55%) in spouses (Linn et al., 1994)
• 47% of caregivers had altered or given up jobs @ 1 year post injury (Hall et al., 1994)
• Increased use of alcohol & medications (Hall et al., 1994)
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Ten Problems Most Frequently Reported by Relatives (Brooks et al., 1986)
Problem Percent Relatives Reporting1 year 5 years
• Personality change 60 74• Slowness 65 67• Poor Memory 67 67• Irritability 67 64• Bad Temper 64 64• Tiredness 69 62• Depression 51 57• Rapid mood change 57 57• Tension & anxiety 57 57• Threats of violence 15 54
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Family Needs After TBI
• Unmet needs around health information, professional support, and community support (Armstrong et al., 2002)
• Unmet health care needs associated with increased caregiver burden (Aitken et al., 2009)
• Physical and cognitive recovery stabilizes, psychosocial and behavioral difficulties emerge increased stress on families (Anderson et al., 2005)
• 2/3 of parents report unmet needs around health information, medical support, family support and return to school 2 – 4 years post-rehab (Hermans et al, 2012)
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Myth #3
Families require short-term intervention. 12 –15 sessions should suffice.
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Family Burden (cont’d)
• Family burden remained significant @ 7 years post-injury (Brooks et al., 1987)
• Physical changes cause the least burden• Emotional, behavioral, and personality changes in survivor cause the most burden, NOT injury severity
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Episodic Loss Reaction
Family Life Cycle
Birthday
Graduation
AnniversaryDate
Getting married
Launching ofChildren
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Need for Life Course Perspective After Pediatric TBI
• Children’s brains are still developing• Recovery patterns differ from those of adults• Children often “grow into” their disabilities• Adolescence is a time of heightened vulnerability• Attainment of life skills and transition to adulthood more challenging
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Myth #4
Children who sustain brain injuries recover more easily than adults because of neuroplasticity.
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Adolescent Brains – Works in Progress
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Timing of TBI in Childhood
• Recovery is influenced by age of injury• Children injured in middle childhood (7 – 9 years) appear to be particularly vulnerable
• Preschool age (3 – 6 years) and infancy (2 mo. –2 years) are also times of vulnerability
• Sustaining a TBI in late childhood (10 – 12 years) displayed best outcomes
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(Crowe et al, 2012)
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Impact of Pediatric TBI on Families
• Significant levels of anxiety and depression in 40% of parents (Wade et al., 1998)
• High levels of psychological distress and family burden (Anderson et al., 2005)
• Injury related burden persisted up to 6 years post injury (Wade et al., 2006)
• Struggles with work and finances are significant family stressors (Aitken 2009)
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Myth #5
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Involvement of the entire family is not critical to the rehabilitation process.
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Increased parental stress
Behavior problems in
child with ABIPoorer family
outcome
Taylor et al, 2001
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Impact of TBI on Family System
• Disruption of family roles• Shifting responsibilities• Safety issues• Family strain• Financial strain• Social isolation• Prolonged caretaking demands
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Impact on Spousal/Marital System
Loss of intimacy
“married to a stranger”
Caregiver strain
Loss of companionship
Decline in sexual functioning
Increased dependency
When will our sex life get back to normal?
Loss of partnership
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Impact on Parenting (injured parent)
Loss of parental authority
Rejection
Alienation
Treated like a “child”
Feelings of loneliness
Loss of parent -child relationship
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Impact on Parenting (non-injured parent)
• Divided loyalties• Juggling multiple demands• Disruption of power balance• Feeling overwhelmed• Discipline problems• “I feel like a single parent”• “It’s like having another child”
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Myth #6
Children and siblings of survivors do not need to be involved as they are unaffected by the injury.
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Sibling Response to Pediatric TBI
• 46% - emotional reactions, school problems or aggressive personality changes (Harris et al., 1989)
• Increase in personal responsibilities, family distress, concern for the future (Willer et al., 1990)
• Need for support, information about ABI, direction, and communication (O’Hara et al., 1991)
• Increased psychological distress and less effective problem solving (Orsillo et al., 1993)
• Loss of parental affection (Peretti et al., 1995)
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Sibling Adjustments
• Needs often unrecognized• May be target of inappropriate behaviour• Added responsibilities• Role reversal• Limited supports
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Effects of Parental Brain Injury on Children
• Negative behavioral change in 90% of sample (Pessar et al., 1993)
• Parents perceived as more lax in discipline (Uysal et al., 1998)
• Non-injured parent less actively involved• Increased depression
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Children Who Have a Parent With Brain Injury
• Fear around personality & behavioral changes• Role changes - increased responsibilities• Compromised social relationships• Fewer positive interactions with injured parent• Loss - one or both parents
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Myth #7
The brain injury is the cause of all family problems and is the only goal that is important in rehabilitation.
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How can we be proactive around the needs of families after TBI?
• Involve other members of the family around TBI education• Provide information and education around the common experiences of families after TBI
• Link families to local and provincial brain injury resources (i.e. BIST, OBIA)
• Encourage families to attend support groups and caregiver workshops
• Assess the needs of the family system and every family member, including the children in the family
• Put in separate claim for family members
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Empirically-Based Brain Injury Family System Intervention Programs
• Brain Injury Family Intervention (BIFI)Kreutzer, Stejskal, Godwin, Powell & Arango-Lasprilla. A mixed methods evaluation of the Brain Injury Family Intervention. NeuroRehabilitation 2010; 27:19-29.
• Brain Injury Family Intervention for Adolescents (BIFI-A)Gan, Gargaro, Kreutzer, Boschen & Wright. Development and preliminary evaluation of a structured family system intervention for adolescents with brain injury and their families. Brain Injury 2010; 24(4): 651–663.
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Brain Injury Family Intervention Training (BIFI/BIFI-A): An Evidence-Based ApproachApril 24 – 25, 2013
This two-day intensive workshop focuses on clinical intervention skills for professionals (e.g., social workers, psychologists, therapists, rehabilitation counselors) who work with families of persons who have sustained a brain injury.
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From disability to possibility
Caron Gan, RN, MScN, AAMFT Approved SupervisorPhone: 416-425-6220, extension 3514Fax: 416-424-3880E-mail: [email protected]
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