Síntomas de duelo en familiares de personas con daño cerebral adquirido

Abstract

In this study the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief was adapted to family members of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). 223 family members participated in the study. Factor analysis confirmed, with good adjustment indexes, the structure of the inventory, which consisted of two scales: Past behaviour and present feelings. Both scales correlated significantly with symptoms of depression and anxiety. There were not differences in symptoms depending on the time passed since the brain injury. The comparison of our sample with previous studies¿ grief samples indicated that families of victims of traumatic brain injury obtained grief scores in the usual range for ITRD subscales. These findings were interpreted as indicators of symptoms of grief in front of the TBI experimented by the family member. Finally, the implications of these results for intervention with families were discussed.