Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Research Study

TBI Family Caregivers

  • Do you provide care (i.e., emotional and/or practical support) for a family member who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
  • Bruce King and Dr. Lori Buchanan of the University of Windsor (Canada) are inviting caregivers of relatives who have had a TBI to participate in an online study of the mental, social, and emotional impact of TBI on survivors and on family caregivers.
  • TBI family caregiver definition: Someone who is actively involved in the life of a family member with a TBI, providing emotional and/or practical support.
  • Ultimately, the study aims to aid the development of services to improve both the well-being of TBI caregivers and survivors, and rehabilitation efforts.
  • Participants would be asked to complete a confidential online survey.
  • Each participant who completes the survey will be sent an electronic gift cardby email for their time and contribution. You may choose one of the following:
  • a $25 (CAD) gift card from Amazon.ca
  • a $25 (USD) gift card from Amazon.com
  • a ₤15 (GBP) gift card from Amazon.co.uk
  • a R190 (ZAR) gift card from Kalahari.com
  • The survey begins with a Letter of Introduction that explains the study in more detail.
  • Please note that accessing the survey does not obligate you to participate.

Full requirements for participation are listed below.

Thank you

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Participation requirements:

Please note that in order to be a participant in this study you must:

-Be a caregiver of a family member who has had a traumatic brain injury.

Caregiver definition: By caregiver we mean someone who is actively involved in the life of a family member with a TBI, providing emotional and/or practical support.

-You must have known your family member who has had a traumatic brain injury for at least 6 months prior to their injury.

-Be at least 18 years old.

-Be proficient in English. Specifically, for the purposes of this study you must be able to read and write English accurately and competently.

-Have no history of neurological disorder/injury (e.g., TBI, stroke, dementia).

In addition, in order for you to participate your family member who has had a traumatic brain injury must:

-Have suffered the injury at least 3 months ago.

-Have no history of developmental disability (e.g., pre-injury intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome).

-Have no history of physical disability prior to her/his TBI.

-Have no history of a neurological condition other than TBI.

-Have no history of non-TBI-related dementia (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, dementia due to Parkinson’s disease).

Please note that the following are notforms of traumatic brain injury (TBI): stroke, brain damage due to anoxia, brain damage due to ruptured aneurysm, brain damage due to surgery, brain damage due to cancer.

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Online resource list:

All readers of this flyer, regardless of whether or not they choose to or are eligible to participate, are welcome to access an onlineresource list that we have compiled for persons with TBI and their family caregivers.

Study participants will be automatically redirected to the resource list after submitting their gift card selections.

The resource list may be found here: