Improving Outcomes for Complex Consumers with Traumatic Brain Injury: Experiences and Practices of Providers in a Medical Respite Center, 2023
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
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Dates
- 2023
Creator
- Shukan, Leah (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
71 pages (71 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"This qualitative study explored the experiences and practices of caregivers for consumers with suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a local medical respite center serving individuals experiencing houselessness who need a safe place to recuperate from medical interventions or illness. It also aimed to identify ways to improve these consumer's outcomes. To address these questions, five ethnographic interviews and one focus group were conducted with staff members at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless' (BHCHP) Barbara McInnis Respite House. The participants provided insight into their own experiences and needs, as well as those of the unhoused consumers they care for. The findings revealed a multifaceted interplay of social determinants of health and barriers to healthcare for consumers with TBI who experience housing insecurity. These findings validated previous research and added valuable insights within the context of a local respite center. The study generated ideas to improve consumer care and health outcomes at various levels, subsequently considered within the framework of the Social Ecological Model of Health." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.02B Communication Sciences & Disorders
Physical Description
71 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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