The process of re-engagement in personally valued activities during the two years following stroke

Abstract

Rehabilitation practice that addresses and supports autonomy, social connection, risk taking, adaptation and hope among stroke survivors may help individuals regain personally valued activities post-stroke.

Physical environments and community reintegration post stroke: qualitative insights from stroke clubs

“…In line with past research, focus group discussions with 29 persons with experience of stroke revealed participants' strong desires to spend time outside the home (Hammel et al 2006;Lord et al 2004), interact with others (Salter et al 2008) and engage in a variety of functional, social and recreational activities (Kubina et al 2013;Wood, Connelly, and Maly 2010). Such findings further affirm the importance to stroke survivors of processes pertinent to community reintegration Wood, Connelly, and Maly 2010), where community reintegration is understood as an individual's return to functional, social and recreational activities and interactions with family members and others (Pang, eng, and Miller 2007).…”

“…The value participants attached to social interaction reflects much previous research which regularly documents the importance of social support and group-based activities to stroke survivors (see Beesley et al 2011;damush et al 2007;Glass et al 1993;Haslam et al 2008;Kubina et al 2013;Lennon et al 2013;robison et al 2009). …”

Fall-related experiences of stroke survivors: a meta-ethnography

“…It has also been identified among fallers in the general population, where "regaining a valued individual and social self from within a falls or fear of falling trajectory" is vital [43]. In their grounded theory Kubina and colleagues highlight the importance of stroke survivors feeling in charge of decisions to accept strategies, and feeling that they make a contribution in their social relationships [19]. These points may be important in facilitating adjustment among stroke survivors.…”

“…Discrepancies in understanding of risk between some stroke survivors and their spouses have also been noted [15]. The importance of self-identity and self-efficacy is frequently discussed in qualitative research exploring the experience of living with stroke [16][17][18][19]. For this reason it is necessary to explore the meaning that stroke survivors attach to falls.…”

Disability, Participation and Apparel throughout the Life Course

“…However, aging with disabilities has been associated with social disengagement (Kubina et al 2013) and an increase in participation barriers that older adults must navigate (Johnson, Brown, and Knaster 2010). Strategies for coping with these barriers may become more difficult with age (Johnson, Brown, and Knaster 2010).…”