Envisioning the future as expressed within family health conversations by families of persons suffering from stroke

Sundin, Karin; Pusa, Susanna; Jonsson, Carin; Saveman, Britt‐Inger; Östlund, Ulrika

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“…We also found that the FSNCs had helped the family members move on by enabling them to identify and develop solutions to their problems. This finding aligns with past results showing that listening to each other in the family increased mutual understanding and resulted in empowering and affirming behaviour [ 18 , 40 , 42 ]. Several other studies have underscored the strong healing effect of FSNCs [ 19 , 43 , 44 ], both on participants as individuals and at family level [ 40 ].…”

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Family systems nursing conversations: influences on families with stroke

2022

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Background Since a family member’s stroke affects the entire family, family systems nursing conversations (FSNCs) may be an appropriate intervention to support the family as a whole. The purpose of our study was to illuminate family members’ experiences within their family situations 6 months after participating in FSNCs when a family member under 65 years of age had suffered a stroke. Methods Fourteen semi-structured follow-up interviews were conducted with family members 6 months after they had completed a series of 3 FSNCs. The interview transcripts were subjected to qualitative content analysis. Results Family members experienced that the FSNCs had contributed to greater understanding of each other and greater closeness in the family. The FSNCs had also facilitated a mutual understanding of the family’s situation, which they could better manage and move forward with together. Conclusions FSNCs can support relational aspects and healthy transitions within families. However, long-term follow-up research is needed to generate sound evidence and inform education about FSNCs, as well as to facilitate their implementation. As a result, families may become better able to prevent the negative outcomes of illness in the family.

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Family systems nursing conversations: influences on families with stroke

2022

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Effects of a nurse‐led therapeutic conversations intervention in stroke patient–family caregiver dyads: A randomized control trial

Tsai,

Li,

Pai

2024

Int J of Nursing Practice

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BackgroundFew studies have evaluated the effectiveness of family functional care interventions among stroke caregiver dyads. This study aimed to examine the effect of a nurse‐led therapeutic conversation intervention on resilience, family function, self‐efficacy in managing the disease, and quality of life (QoL) in stroke family caregiver dyads.AimsThis study aimed to examine the effect of a nurse‐led therapeutic conversation intervention on resilience, family function, self‐efficacy in managing the disease, and QoL in stroke–family caregiver dyads.DesignThis study was a single‐blind (evaluator) randomized controlled trial. The planned execution time was from August 2021 to December 2022, in the rehabilitation ward of a medical university hospital.MethodsA total of 82 dyads were included in this analysis. Dyads randomized to the intervention group received nurse‐led therapeutic conversations intervention one at four weeks after the patient's hospitalization for a stroke. The family caregiver dyads of stroke survivors in the control group received routine care. An effectiveness analysis that included patients' resilience, self‐efficacy, and patient–family caregiver dyads' family function and QoL was conducted at one month. We used the CONSORT Checklist for reporting parallel group randomized trials in this study.ResultsThe patients in the intervention group showed improvement in resilience and self‐efficacy after one month. Furthermore, the effects on resilience (Cohen's d = 0.49) and self‐efficacy (Cohen's d = 0.46) were significantly higher than in the control group. Family functioning was significantly higher in patient–family caregiver dyads in the intervention group than in the control group (Cohen's d = 0.55; Cohen's d = 0.50). However, no significant difference in QoL was found between patients and caregivers in either group.ConclusionsThe intervention was effective in promoting family functioning and can also promote patient resilience and self‐efficacy in disease management. However, the intervention did not have a significant effect on the QoL of patient–family caregiver dyads.

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Envisioning the future as expressed within family health conversations by families of persons suffering from stroke

Cited by 2 publications

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Family systems nursing conversations: influences on families with stroke

Family systems nursing conversations: influences on families with stroke

Effects of a nurse‐led therapeutic conversations intervention in stroke patient–family caregiver dyads: A randomized control trial

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