Nowadays head injuries are very serious problem because they are the main causes of death and disability among young people. Since this type of injury is always unexpected and sudden nobody is ready for it. Coping with the damage and its specific consequences have a significant impact on quality of life and functioning of the head injury survivors and his family. In the theoretical part of the thesis are presented head injuries, behavioral and emotional consequences of injuries, forms of assistance to the relatives, the difficulties that families face after injury, institutions for persons after head injury and previous researches about family needs. With the help of a questionnaire I researched family needs which relate to the search for an appropriate professional support in caring for the injured family member, the exploration for and satisfaction with available sources of assistance. I tried to find out how they are satisfied with available sources of assistance, what are they missing. I also tried to find out what are the needs and satisfaction of relatives in connection with rehabilitation. I have found that families want different forms of assistance, better access to existing resources and provide better information on the possible aid. They miss their own professional support. Most often they use the Internet, various forums and guidance counselors. Despite the efforts of some experts and institutions, the needs of relatives are still in second place after the needs of injured person; systematically their needs are not taken into consideration. In conclusion I made some suggestions to improve the options of meeting the needs of relatives of injured persons, based on our survey.
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