Exploration of stress management interventions to address psychological stress in stroke survivors: a protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Several studies have shown that stroke survivors report experiencing high and unremitting levels of stress, which can negatively affect brain repair processes and psychological outcomes and thereby compromise recovery. However, it is presently unclear which interventions have been trialled to manage stress in stroke survivors and whether they translate to clinically relevant outcomes. The aim of this scoping review will be to examine stress management interventions in stroke survivors in order to map the types of interventions trialled, commonly reported stress outcome measures and whether a reduction in stress contributes to reductions in relevant clinical outcomes.

Methods and analysis

The methodological framework described in Arksey and O'Malley will be appli

SUBMITTER: Hinwood M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170611 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature