Alleviation of carer strain during the use of the NeuroPage device by people with acquired brain injury

Thomas W Teasdale; Hazel Emslie; Kirsten Quirk; Jonathan Evans; Jessica Fish; Barbara A Wilson

doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.162966

Alleviation of carer strain during the use of the NeuroPage device by people with acquired brain injury

Thomas W Teasdale, Hazel Emslie, Kirsten Quirk, Jonathan Evans, Jessica Fish, Barbara A Wilson

Old Age Psychiatry

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Abstract

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of a paging system, NeuroPage (Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust Corporation, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, UK), in compensating for memory and planning dysfunctions in people with acquired brain injury (ABI; mainly stroke or traumatic brain injury). In this study, the degree to which this efficacy is accompanied by a reduced experience of strain among carers of patients with ABI was investigated.

Methods: Carers of 99 people with ABI completed a questionnaire concerning strain resulting from caring for the injured individual. The questionnaire was completed at the following three time points: before the use of NeuroPage, at the end of a 7-week period of use, and, for one subgroup, a further 7 weeks after withdrawal of NeuroPage.

Results: There were significant reductions in strain reported by carers following the 7-week period of NeuroPage use (Cohen’s d = 0.3–0.4). This finding persisted when the carer was a spouse or a parent. The reduced strain among carers continued even after withdrawal of NeuroPage.

Conclusion: The efficacy of the NeuroPage paging system for people with ABI appears to result in reduced strain for their carers.

Original language	English
Article number	N/A
Pages (from-to)	781-783
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume	80
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.162966
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Brain Injuries
Caregivers
Cross-Over Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Memory Disorders
Middle Aged
Questionnaires
Reminder Systems
Stress, Psychological

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Alleviation of carer strain during the use of the NeuroPage device by people with acquired brain injury

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