Psycho-Emotional Well-Being in Caregivers of People with Acquired Brain Injury: An Exploratory Study on the Human Immersion Model during the Omicron Wave

Author:

De Luca Rosaria1,Pollicino Patrizia1,Rifici Carmela1,Mondo Natale1,Iorio Stefania1,Cassaniti Angela1,Ferrara Donatella1,Caminiti Angelo1,Famà Fausto2ORCID,Bonanno Mirjam1ORCID,Calabrò Rocco Salvatore1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, 98123 Messina, Italy

2. Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University Hospital “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, Italy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a “human immersion model” (HIM) in improving psychological well-being in caregivers of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) during the Omicron wave in Italy. Fifteen subjects affected by ABI, who attended our intensive neurorehabilitation unit from January to March 2022 and their caregivers were submitted to the HIM. This novel approach consisted of “real” long-lasting meetings between the patients and their careers in a hospital setting (1–72 h meeting per week for 8 weeks). Each ABI caregiver was assessed through the administration of a short psychometric battery before starting the first immersion session with their family member and at the end of the HIM. We found significant changes in the caregivers’ scores analyzed for anxiety, as per SAS (p < 0.0007, d = 1.02), burden and stress (ZBI-22; p < 0.001, d = 0.65), and emotive intelligence (TEIQue-SF; p < 0.0007, d = 0.82). Our data suggest that the HIM may be useful to promote ABI caregivers’ psycho-emotional well-being in the context of critical periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funder

Italian Ministry of Health—Current Research 2022

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Computer Science

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