Health Condition 1: G00-G99- Diseases of the nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Deeksha Kumari
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primary caregivers of adults with acquired brain injury with GCS less than or equal to 8 will be recruited using convenience sampling during discharge. Should be able to speak either Kannada or English and should have minimum of caregiving experience for 4 weeks at home, post discharge.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Comatose clients receiving any health care services such as nursing at home will be excluded. Individuals who are paid to look after people with acquired brain injury will be excluded and caregivers with any physical, psychiatric disorders and communication disorders will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The GCS is used to quantitatively describe the degree of consciousness in individuals following acquired brain injury or any all kind of acute medical and trauma patients To explore caregivers experiences on performing activities of daily living for comatose clients at home following acquired brain injuryTimepoint: 8 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMr Guruprasad V
Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed