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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore differences by country in
the importance of family needs after traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as
differences in met/unmet needs. METHOD: Two hundred and seventy-one family
members of an individual with TBI in Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Denmark, and Norway
completed the Family Needs Questionnaire. RESULTS: Eight of the ten needs rated
as most important globally were from the Health Information subscale. Importance
ratings on the Health Information, Professional Support, and Involvement With
Care subscales were similar across countries, but Mexican family members rated
Instrumental Support needs as less important than Colombian, Spanish, and Danish
family members, and also rated their Community Support needs as less important
than Danish and Spanish family members. Mexican family member's rated emotional
support needs as less important than Colombian, Spanish, and Danish family
members. Globally, the needs rated as most often met were from the Health
Information subscale, and the most unmet needs were from the Emotional Support
subscale. CONCLUSION: Despite some similarities across countries several
differences were identified, and these can help professionals to provide more
culturally appropriate rehabilitation services for family members in order to
improve informal care for TBI.

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