Coping and wellbeing in families with a child with acquired brain injury compared with families in the community

CONCLUSIONS: Adaptive coping may contribute to better family outcomes in paediatric ABI.Implications for rehabilitationPaediatric ABI may have a significant impact on the child with ABI and the family, leading to poorer outcomes for some families.This study suggested that parents of a child with ABI use adaptive coping less than parents in the community but do not differ in the use of non-productive coping.Families need long-term targeted support to meet the challenges paediatric ABI presents and may benefit from interventions which actively seek to change parental coping strategies.PMID:34860632 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.2008522
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research