1. Factors influencing mother-child communication about fathers with neurobehavioural sequelae after brain injury.
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Takanashi, Shiho, Sakka, Mariko, Sato, Iori, Watanabe, Shu, Tanaka, Shota, Ooshio, Ayumi, Saito, Nobuhito, and Kamibeppu, Kiyoko
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COGNITION disorders diagnosis ,BRAIN injury diagnosis ,STROKE diagnosis ,COMMUNICATION ,EDUCATION ,FAMILIES ,FATHERS ,HOSPITALS ,MOTHER-child relationship ,MOTHERS ,NEUROLOGIC manifestations of general diseases ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,SOCIAL support ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,CROSS-sectional method ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Objective: The present study clarified factors related to mother-child communication openness when fathers suffer neurobehavioural sequelae after stroke or traumatic brain injury. Research design: A cross-sectional study using self-report anonymous questionnaires was conducted. Methods and procedures: Forty-one mothers with 6-22-year-old children participated. The questionnaire examined personal factors (mother's psychological distress), social/family factors (family support functioning), illness-related factors (father's time at home and neurobehavioural sequelae severity) and mother's perceived level of open communication. Multiple regression was used to analyse factors related to mother-child communication openness. Results:Mother-child open communication was explained by family support functioning (β = 0.449), father's time at home (β = -0.325) and mother's psychological distress (β = -0.303). Neurobehavioural sequelae severity was not associated with mother-child open communication. Conclusions: Personal, social/family and illness-related factors were related to mother-child communication about paternal illness. Professionals should promote optimal family support functioning, connect families with external resources and assess families' interaction processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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