Abstract
This study explored the experience of stroke from the perspective of family members of young adults who have had a stroke. Gaining understanding of the short, medium and long-term needs and desired rehabilitation outcomes of family members assisted identification of appropriate family-centred multi-disciplinary rehabilitation interventions. A qualitative approach based on Merleau-Ponty’s existential phenomenology enabled exploration of family members’ experience of stroke was used.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 586-595 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Disability and Rehabilitation |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 30 Aug 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- stroke
- young adults
- family of stroke sufferers