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Burton-Smith, Rosanne; McVilly, Keith R.; Yazbeck, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Tsutsui, Takako – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: As part of an international, multicentre project, the service and support needs of Australian family carers were investigated. Method: A sample of 1,390, 448 family carers completed a self-report survey, including an adaptation of the Family Needs Survey (FNS) and several open-ended questions. A mixed method design was used, employing…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Access to Information, Respite Care, Foreign Countries
Pieper, Betty – 1991
This guide, based on a qualitative research study which identified primary stressors in families of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI), presents: (1) a summary of the needs of families affected by TBI; and (2) a proposed theoretical intervention model to meet those needs. The first section attempts to describe the present system of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Attendants, Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems