Valued activities and informal caregiving in stroke: a scoping review.

CONCLUSION: Loss of valued activities is common for stroke caregivers. Although high-level evidence is lacking, our results suggest that sustained activity loss can cause stroke caregivers to experience poor mental health and wellbeing. Suggestions to help caregivers maintain their valued activities are presented. Implications for rehabilitation Not only stroke survivors but also their informal caregivers tend to lose their valued activities, such as their social and leisure activities. Although many caregivers manage to resume their valued activities over time, others suffer from sustained activity loss up to at least two years post stroke. Loss of valued activities in stroke caregivers can result in lower levels of wellbeing, depression, and social isolation. Rehabilitation professionals should screen stroke caregivers for activity loss and assist them in resuming their valued activities and maintaining their social contacts.
PMID: 29661038 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 17, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jellema S, Wijnen MAM, Steultjens EMJ, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, van der Sande R Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research