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dc.contributor.authorFinch, Emma
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Michele
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-20T04:32:04Z
dc.date.available2020-01-20T04:32:04Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638288.2019.1708980
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390620
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To explore how people with minor stroke make sense of the stroke in the first weeks following hospital discharge to home. Materials and Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach using semi-structured interviews with 17 participants with minor stroke at approximately 2 weeks post-hospital discharge was used to explore their experiences of the early stage of recovery. Interview transcripts were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Three main themes were derived from the analysis 1) Reconciling personal reactions, 2) Emotional introspection after the stroke, and 3) Navigating the social side of stroke. Conclusions: Although participants had different experiences of minor stroke, there were common elements. The first weeks post-hospital discharge were a time of questioning and reconciling the stroke for many participants. Adjusting to post-stroke impairments and the impact of these on social participation was also prominent. There is a critical need for education about what to expect prior to discharge from hospital with minor stroke and a designated discharge pathway to avoid the development of secondary post-stroke issues in the community.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDisability and Rehabilitation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleDisrupted biographies: making sense of minor stroke after hospital discharge
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFinch, E; Foster, M; Fleming, J, Disrupted biographies: making sense of minor stroke after hospital discharge, Disability and Rehabilitation, pp. 1-8
dc.date.updated2020-01-20T02:13:12Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
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gro.griffith.authorFoster, Michele M.


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