TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-Term Caregiver Mental Health Outcomes Following a Predominately Online Intervention for Adolescents with Complicated Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
AU - Petranovich, Christine L.
AU - Wade, Shari L.
AU - Taylor, H. Gerry
AU - Cassedy, Amy
AU - Stancin, Terry
AU - Kirkwood, Michael W.
AU - Brown, Tanya Maines
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/8
Y1 - 2015/8
N2 - Objective: To examine the efficacy of counselor-assisted problem solving (CAPS) in improving long-term caregiver psychological functioning following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adolescents. Methods: This randomized clinical trial compared CAPS (n = 65), a predominantly online problem-solving intervention, with an Internet resource comparison (n = 67) program. Families of adolescents with TBI completed a baseline assessment and follow-up assessments 6, 12, and 18 months later. General linear mixed models were used to examine longitudinal changes in caregiver global psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and caregiving self-efficacy. Family income and injury severity were examined as moderators of treatment efficacy. Results: Family income moderated long-term changes in caregiver psychological distress. For lower-income caregivers, the CAPS intervention was associated with lower levels of psychological distress at 6, 12, and 18 months post baseline. Conclusions: These findings support the utility of Web-based interventions in improving long-term caregiver psychological distress, particularly for lower-income families.
AB - Objective: To examine the efficacy of counselor-assisted problem solving (CAPS) in improving long-term caregiver psychological functioning following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adolescents. Methods: This randomized clinical trial compared CAPS (n = 65), a predominantly online problem-solving intervention, with an Internet resource comparison (n = 67) program. Families of adolescents with TBI completed a baseline assessment and follow-up assessments 6, 12, and 18 months later. General linear mixed models were used to examine longitudinal changes in caregiver global psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and caregiving self-efficacy. Family income and injury severity were examined as moderators of treatment efficacy. Results: Family income moderated long-term changes in caregiver psychological distress. For lower-income caregivers, the CAPS intervention was associated with lower levels of psychological distress at 6, 12, and 18 months post baseline. Conclusions: These findings support the utility of Web-based interventions in improving long-term caregiver psychological distress, particularly for lower-income families.
KW - caregiver outcomes
KW - psychopathology
KW - traumatic brain injury
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv001
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv001
M3 - Article
C2 - 25682211
AN - SCOPUS:84940208772
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 40
SP - 680
EP - 688
JO - Journal of pediatric psychology
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
IS - 7
ER -