Does family satisfaction predict life satisfaction trajectories over the first 5 years after traumatic brain injury?
Family satisfaction appears to have pronounced beneficial effects on life satisfaction for persons with less functional impairment after TBI regardless of marital status. In contrast, a stable marriage appears to have no apparent benefits to self-reported life satisfaction over the first 5 years post-TBI. Theoretical and clinical implications of these results are discussed.
Our data indicate that listing for HTX for>30 days before VAD implantation does not reduce the utilization of psychotherapeutic support by VAD patients. We assume that structured emotional and psychosocial support by the interdisciplinary VAD team, including professional supportive psychotherapy, is indispensable for successful coping of VAD patients and their families.