Abandoned to the strains of daily life: a qualitative study of the long-term experiences in partners to persons after a mild to moderate stroke.

CONCLUSION: This study shows that the everyday lives of partners to people who have had a stroke are characterised by feelings of strain and anxiety and that they need possibilities for different kinds of long-term support. Our findings may contribute to increased knowledge among health workers and increased readiness to offer support or referral to other meeting places such as peer support groups. Implications for rehabilitation The everyday lives of partners to people who have had a stroke are characterised by feelings of strain and anxiety. Partners to people who have had a stroke need possibilities for different kinds of long-term support. Possibilities for relief among partners to persons after stroke may be organised for example within the municipality or by patient organisations and other voluntary networks such as peer support groups. PMID: 29132222 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research