Biographical continuation: recovery of stroke survivors and their family caregivers in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore the experiences pertaining to long-term care services from the perspectives of dyads of stroke survivors and their family caregivers in indigenous and non-indigenous communities.

Background

Stroke occurrence is a life-changing event associated with quality of life for stroke survivors and their families, especially those who provide primary support. Indigenous people are more likely to experience a stroke at a younger age and have a higher likelihood of hospitalisation and death due to health disparities. Few studies have investigated family dyads or indigenous populations to understand their experiences of coping with changed body-self and to contextualise their reintegration into communities post-stroke.

Methods

Ethnographic fieldwork over nine months

SUBMITTER: Liao ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature