Psychological screening of significant others during spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
Tijn van DiemenEline W M ScholtenNelleke Gertrude LangerakIlse J W van NesPublished in: Spinal cord (2024)
The caregiver's burden in this group of SOs during rehabilitation, was higher than that of a representative group in the chronic phase. On both assessments, around 20% scored above the cutoff. Scores of psychological distress are comparable to former studies. Standard screening of SOs during initial SCI rehabilitation is important to help the interdisciplinary team identify SOs at risk, and target their treatment during inpatient rehabilitation.