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Aims:
-To understand how staff foster social connectedness for family members following ABI.
-To understand staff perspectives on the perceived value of social connectedness for families following ABI.
-To understand the barriers and facilitators to enabling social connectedness for families.
Methods:
This qualitative study explores how staff and volunteers foster social connectedness for family members and carers following acquired brain injury (ABI). We are inviting staff or volunteers whose roles involve supporting families/carers to take part in a semi structured interview. Interviews last approximately 1 hour.
Inclusion criteria:
-18 years old+
- Any person working in a paid or voluntary role which involves supporting family members of someone with an ABI (directly or indirectly).
- Current or past experience of being involved in an intervention or initiative where the primary aim is improving social connection for families/carers/supporters of someone with an ABI
Exclusion criteria:
- Unless staff are primarily working with caregivers of people with dementia or other neurological conditions, where people with ABI are a minority
- Unless their involvement was primarily with initiatives for families or carers of individuals with other neurological conditions, such as dementia or other neurological conditions
- Under 18 years old
Contact details of researcher:
-Tara Self, t.self@uea.ac.uk
Ethical approval reference: ETH2526-2400