Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- To be eligible for the study, the participant must:
- * identify as a primary caregiver for a V/SM who sustained a TBI at least 6 months prior;
- * identify as a primary caregiver who has provided care for a V/SM with TBI for at least 6 months;
- * provide some level of daily supervision or assistance with either a physical, cognitive, or behavioral issue they think is likely related to TBI;
- * believe that at least half of their caregiving responsibilities are likely related to TBI rather than another health condition(s); and
- * endorse a score of at least high burden (a score of 8 or higher) on the Zarit Burden Inventory-4.
Exclusion Criteria:
- * no telephone;
- * current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other major mental illness;
- * auditory impairment that would make telephone use difficult; or
- * the caregiver believes that more than half of their caregiving for the V/SM is for issues related to another health condition(s) rather than TBI.
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No