Resilience program for caregivers of severe brain injury patients
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This program supports caregivers who are feeling very stressed or down after a loved one's severe brain injury. The goal is to build strength and coping skills through a resilience program starting while the patient is still in the ICU or soon after.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You can read, write, and speak English.
- You have been screened and found to have high emotional distress (depression or anxiety) after your loved one's brain injury.
- You are the main family caregiver for a patient in the ICU with a severe brain injury (like stroke, bleeding, trauma, or lack of oxygen) who has needed a breathing tube or feeding tube and is still in the ICU or just left within the last week.
- You are not currently facing a serious mental illness, substance misuse, or active suicidal thoughts.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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