Unveiling the hidden struggles: a qualitative study on caregiver burden among stroke survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke survivors depend on informal caregivers who face considerable financial, emotional, social, and physical demands. Although they are very involved, the actual experiences of caregivers remain minimally studied. While caregiver burden is widely documented, limited research has explored the gendered nuances and culturally specific coping mechanisms among stroke caregivers in South India.

Objectives

To investigate the lived experiences of informal caregivers tending to stroke survivors.

Methods

This study employed a descriptive phenomenological design to capture the lived experiences of caregivers. It is a Colaizzi phenomenological study that examined data from in-depth interviews conducted between November 2024 and January 2025 with sixteen main caregiv

SUBMITTER: R S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801926 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature