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Satisfaction with Post-Acute-Care Rehabilitation Services Following Acquired Brain Injury: Family Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2018

Charles Edmund Degeneffe ,
Richard Green  and
Clair Jones
Charles Edmund Degeneffe*
Affiliation:
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
Richard Green
Affiliation:
Sharp Rehabilitation Center, San Diego, California, USA
Clair Jones
Affiliation:
San Diego Brain Injury Foundation, San Diego, California, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, EBA-227a, San Diego, CA 92182, USA. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The study is aimed to better understand how post-acute-care services help persons with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their families following acute-care discharge. Participants included 21 primary family caregivers of persons with ABI. Participants reported their level of satisfaction with 14 different post-acute-care ABI services following discharge from an acute-care ABI facility in a large south-western city in the United States. Participants completed a survey following the discharge (on average 8.1 months) of their family member from acute-care services. Surveys included both quantitative and open-ended questions. The present study focused on participant satisfaction ratings and perceptions of helpfulness among the 14 different service areas. The average satisfaction rating across the 14 service areas was 73.4%. Professional consultation and assessment (81.8%) received the highest satisfaction rating, followed by therapy and intervention (77.9%), and peer support (51.9%). Open-ended question responses on the helpfulness of post-acute-care services focused on (a) therapy and intervention and (b) professional consultation and assessment. Study findings highlight the need to track the use of ABI services from the acute-phase through long-term community adjustment. Findings also underscore the importance of targeting interventions and services specific to the post-acute phase of ABI rehabilitation.

Keywords

acquired brain injuryoutpatient servicesacute rehabilitationfamily caregivingrehabilitation service satisfaction
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , December 2017 , pp. 90 - 97
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2018 

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Footnotes

This study was supported with funding from the San Diego State University, University Grants Program.

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