Accounts of preventative coping: an interview study of stroke survivors on general practice registers

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Preventative coping is an underexplored aspect of coping behaviour. Specifically, coping is a key concern in stroke survivor accounts, but this has yet to be investigated with reference to secondary prevention.

Design

Secondary analysis of a qualitative data set comprising semistructured interviews of 22 stroke survivors recruited from five general practices in the East of England. The topic guide included exploration of advice and support given by their doctor on medication and lifestyle. The interviews were coded using thematic analysis.

Results

The accounts emphasised individual responsibility. Two key themes were identified, which foregrounded the role of self-concept for coping: (a) striving to be ‘good’, (b) appeal to ideas of ‘personality’. In t

SUBMITTER: Scott Reid P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445822 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature