Coping strategies, social support, life orientation and health-related quality of life following traumatic brain injury

@article{Tomberg2005CopingSS,
  title={Coping strategies, social support, life orientation and health-related quality of life following traumatic brain injury},
  author={Tiiu Tomberg and A Toomela and Aleksander Pulver and Arvo Tikk},
  journal={Brain Injury},
  year={2005},
  volume={19},
  pages={1181 - 1190}
}
Objective: To study coping strategies, social support and life orientation in patients following moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in relation to health-related quality of life. Subjects: Eighty-five patients with moderate or severe TBI and 68 control persons. Methods: Estonian versions of the COPE-D test, the Brief Social Support Questionnaire, the Life Orientation Test and the RAND-36 questionnaire. Results: Persons with TBI reported using task-oriented and social/emotional… 
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