Family experiences of supporting a relative with agitation during early recovery after traumatic brain injury

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of interviewed participants.

Participant ID	Gender	Age	Relationship with patient
P1	Male	25	Cousin
P2	Female	39	Parent
P3	Female	54	Parent
P4	Female	59	Parent
P5	Female	58	Spouse
P6	Female	71	Parent-in-law
P7	Female	60	Spouse
P8	Male	41	Spouse
P9	Male	71	Parent
P10^a	Female	68	Parent
P11	Female	30	Child
P12^a	Female	35	Child
P13	Female	39	Parent
P14	Female	54	Parent
P15^a	Male	61	Parent
P16	Female	50	Parent
P17^a	Male	51	Parent
P18	Female	69	Spouse
P19	Female	45	Spouse
P20	Female	50	Parent
P21	Female	63	Spouse
P22	Female	60	Parent
P23	Female	64	Spouse
P24	Male	40	Child

^a Indicates participants who completed an interview with the family member listed directly above.

Table 2. Demographic characteristics of patients.

Gender	Age at injury	Time since injury (days)	PTA duration (days)
Female	18	54	42
Female	24	287	13
Female	40	405	24
Female	53	331	37
Male	16	334	36
Male	18	171	38
Male	19	202	49
Male	23	473	180
Male	28	75	28
Male	28	121	180
Male	39	472	41
Male	41	77	52
Male	48	271	65
Male	48	460	22
Male	54	775	123
Male	60	365	39
Male	67	208	180
Male	69	184	43
Male	71	213	34
Male	86	452	56

Figure 1. A visual representation of the thematic analysis.

A diagram with a central box titled “Effective Agitation Management and Patient Recovery.” There are two boxes titled “Family” and “Health Care Service” placed above this central box and each are connected to the central box by an arrow. A box titled “Theme 1: Family Contributions to Patient Care” corresponds with the arrow connecting “Family” to “Effective Agitation Management and Patient Recovery.” A box titled “Theme 2: Expectations of the Health Care Service” corresponds with an arrow linking “Family” to “Health Care Service.” A box titled “Theme 3: Supporting Families to Support Patients” corresponds with an arrow linking “Health Care Service” to “Family.”.

Table 3. Results of thematic analysis.

Theme	Subthemes
Family Contributions to Patient Care	Comforter and Companion Custodian and Communicator
Expectations of the Health Care Service	Compassionate and Consistent Care Creating a Therapeutic Environment
Supporting Families to Support Patients	Including Families in Care Normalizing the Recovery Process Caring for the Families