Family caregivers' opinions about interaction with the environment in consciousness disorders.

Pasquale MorettaLuigi TrojanoOrsola MasottaViviana CardinaleVincenzo LoretoAnna Estraneo

Published in: Rehabilitation psychology (2018)

Caregivers of DOC patients detected some interaction with the environment in their relatives more often than care professionals. This is likely related to caregivers' beliefs and expectations, but is also based on observations closer and longer than those possible for physicians. These considerations are important to build a therapeutic alliance with caregivers and to involve them in the diagnostic process and rehabilitative program. (PsycINFO Database Record

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