The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multi-professional theoretically based family centered intervention, The Traumatic Brain Injury Family System Intervention (TBIFSI), for the family members and TBI patients in improving family dynamics and functioning. The intervention will be provided in collaboration with the municipal rehabilitation service. The intervention group will be compared with a control group receiving treatment as usual, defined as an individually tailored multidisciplinary approach, and the family members will attend one ongoing psycho-educational group session of 2.5 hour provided by Oslo University Hospital (OUH).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
136
Theoretically based intervention consisting of 8 weekly 90 minutes sessions addressing specific topics according to a manual.
2.5 hour psycho-educational session for the patient's family members.
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Change in Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) Mental Component Summary
Mental health for all study participants
Time frame: Baseline at study start, at 8 weeks after inclusion, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Change in Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS)
Caregiver Burden for the family members
Time frame: Baseline at study start, at 8 weeks after inclusion, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury (QOLIBRI)
Quality of Life for the patients
Time frame: Baseline at study start, at 8 weeks after inclusion, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Faces IV
Family dynamics for all study participants
Time frame: Baseline at study start, at 8 weeks after inclusion, 6 months after completion of the intervention
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