Quality of life is important for persons with traumatic brain injury, and new studies find it’s just as important for the person’s caregiver.
“Caregivers are often not the focus of treatments; It’s usually about the patient or person with the condition,” says Noelle E. Carlozzi, PhD, an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and director of the Center for Clinical Outcomes Development and Application at Michigan Medicine.
She is the leading author of several papers that examine quality of life in caregivers of persons with TBI.
“The special issue focuses on the diverse ways that caring for an individual can impact well-being, including family life, mood, physical health, sleep and social relationships,” says Carlozzi, also a member of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
