In search of self after stroke: a longitudinal qualitative study in the context of client-centred rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim was to illuminate the experiences of stroke survivors returning to everyday life in the year following stroke, in the context of client-centred rehabilitation.

Methods

Four men who participated in a client-centred rehabilitation program were followed during the first year after stroke. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, allbut the first in the participants' home. The data were analysed using a grounded theory approach.

Results

The results revealed a process with the overarching core category; The "new" self becomes reality through challenging everyday experiences, and five main categories driving the process: 1) Striving for structure in a "new" chaotic world, 2) Homecoming an ambiguous experience, 3) Reaching the "new" self through reflections

SUBMITTER: Erikson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11000675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature