A descriptive study of family directed therapy for traumatically brain injured persons

Long term outcome after traumatic brain injury is a major concern for rehabilitation professionals, family members, and the general community because of the complex residual physical, social, cognitive and psychological problems associated with the disability. This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study investigating the nature of caregiving provided b family members in the community. Family directed therapy (FDt) is defined, and data about 22 informants' patterns of FDT activities are described. The similarity of FDT to occupational therapy practice is discussed and implications for facilitating caregiver involvement in FDT described.