Efficacy of Family Intervention in Acquired Head-Injury Cases in India

Authors

  • N. Krishna Reddy Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Dr M V Govindaswamy Centre, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029
  • Mysore Narasimha Vranda Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5463/dcid.v23i3.120

Keywords:

traumatic, acquired, head injuries, family intervention

Abstract

Purpose: In India, there are few studies on interventions for families of persons with acquired or traumatic brain injuries. This study aimed to test the efficacy of the Family Intervention Package (FIP) with caregivers of persons with head injuries.

Method: The study was carried out at the Neuro-Surgery Department of the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. Ninety persons with severe head injuries and their caregivers were included in the study using the socio-demographic schedule and family interaction pattern scale.

Results: The findings revealed that the Family Intervention Package (FIP) was effective in bringing about changes in the functioning of persons with head injuries, and interactions among their families in the experimental group, as compared to the control group.

Conclusion: The multi-disciplinary team dealing with persons with head injury need to recognise the importance of multi-component FIP for this group and their families. The current FIP should be made a part of treatment in clinical settings.

Author Biographies

N. Krishna Reddy, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Dr M V Govindaswamy Centre, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029

Dr. Reddy has been working in NIMHANS for the last 25 years. His main research areas are psycho-social intervention with traumatic head injury patients and their families, disability assessment, and rehabilitation. He has guided many doctoral, pre-doctoral research studies; apart from publishing in peer-reviewed journals and books on head injury related psycho-social issues, disability and rehabilitation.

Mysore Narasimha Vranda, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Dr. Vranda has 10 years of experience in clinical mental health.  Her key areas of research are adolescent school mental health, life skills for adolescents to prevent high risk behaviours, women and family violence, qualitative research and standardization of scales.  She has published several research articles in national and international journals, books and manuals. She has also received several national and international awards for her presentation of research work in conferences.

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Published

2012-12-05

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Reddy NK, Vranda MN. Efficacy of Family Intervention in Acquired Head-Injury Cases in India. DCIDJ [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];23(3):137-49. Available from: https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/84

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2012): Autumn

Section

Brief reports

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