Relationship satisfaction among spouse caregivers of service members and veterans with comorbid mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder

  • Brickell, T. A., French, L. M., Varbedian, N. V., Sewell, J. M., Schiefelbein, F. C., Wright, M. M., & Lange, R. T. (2022). Relationship satisfaction among spouse caregivers of service members and veterans with comorbid mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder. Family Process, 61(4), 1525-1540. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12731
  • Caring for a Service member or Veteran (SM/V) with traumatic brain injury (TBI), even in cases that are considered “uncomplicated,” presents challenges that may spill over to impact marital satisfaction. 205 spouses caring for a SM/V diagnosed with comorbid TBI and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reported on 12 health-related quality of life measures (e.g., emotional support, vigilance, feeling trapped, anxiety, family disruption), SM/V functional adjustment, and marital satisfaction. Comparisons between spouses who were satisfied with their marital relationship and those who were dissatisfied were also explored to determine whether meaningful differences in quality of life emerged. In general, aspects of caregiving and poorer SM/V adjustment were negatively associated with caregivers’ marital satisfaction.

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