Relationship continuity and person-centred care: An exploratory mixed-methods investigation of spousal partners’ responses to the challenging care needs of those with acquired brain injury
Journal article
Authors | Gerard A. Riley, Hayley S. Keeble, Felles, N. and Barbara F. Hagger |
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Abstract | Some partners of people with an acquired brain injury experience the person with the injury and their relationship as continuous with the pre-injury person and relationship, but others experience the person and relationship as very different to what went before. Previous qualitative research has suggested that the experience of continuity may promote a more person-centred approach to how partners respond to challenging care needs. Given the value of triangulating evidence, this exploratory study used a mixed-methods design to investigate this suggestion. Twenty-six partners of people with an acquired brain injury completed the Birmingham Relationship Continuity Measure and a semi-structured interview about their response to challenging care needs. Interviews were coded and scored to provide a measure of the extent to which the participants’ understanding, management and emotional responses showed a person-centred approach. The findings supported the hypothesis. Greater continuity was significantly correlated with a more person-centred approach. Associating relationship continuity and person-centred care is a novel approach to the issue of how family relationships may impact on care quality. Person-centred care can have important benefits for both the giver and receiver of care. Whether it can be promoted through fostering a sense of continuity in the relationship merits further investigation. |
Keywords | Brain injury; Family carer; Relationship continuity; Person-centred care; Challenging behaviour |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Neuropsychological Rehabilitation |
Journal citation | Vol 30 (Issue 6), pp. 1169-1189 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 0960-2011 |
1464-0694 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2019.1566078 |
Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2019.1566078 |
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30642233/ | |
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Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 15 Jan 2019 |
02 Jul 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 02 Jan 2019 |
Deposited | 15 Jun 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9z4q0/relationship-continuity-and-person-centred-care-an-exploratory-mixed-methods-investigation-of-spousal-partners-responses-to-the-challenging-care-needs-of-those-with-acquired-brain-injury
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