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In search of self after stroke: a longitudinal qualitative study in the context of client-centred rehabilitation.
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being . Dec2023, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim was to illuminate the experiences of stroke survivors returning to everyday life in the year following stroke, in the context of client-centred rehabilitation. Methods: Four men who participated in a client-centred rehabilitation program were followed during the first year after stroke. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, allbut the first in the participants' home. The data were analysed using a grounded theory approach. Results: The results revealed a process with the overarching core category; The "new" self becomes reality through challenging everyday experiences, and five main categories driving the process: 1) Striving for structure in a "new" chaotic world, 2) Homecoming an ambiguous experience, 3) Reaching the "new" self through reflections of self-understanding, 4) Socialising in new circumstances, and 5) Realising a new reality. Conclusions: While in hospital, stroke survivors can have unrealistic expectations. When at home they can begin to realise their actual capacity . To find a "new" self after a stroke can involve time-consuming and taxing processes of reflections of self-understanding. Engagement in self-selected meaningful and valued activities can support stroke survivors' reconstruction of the "new" self but not all stroke survivors may succeed in finding their "new" self during the first year after stroke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SELF-perception
*RESEARCH methodology
*GROUNDED theory
*PATIENT-centered care
*ACTIVITIES of daily living
*INTERVIEWING
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*QUALITATIVE research
*COMPARATIVE studies
*EXPERIENCE
*OCCUPATIONAL therapy
*STROKE patients
*STROKE rehabilitation
*RESEARCH funding
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PROFESSIONAL identity
*REHABILITATION
*DATA analysis software
*LONGITUDINAL method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17482623
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174693241
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2282513