خلاصة:
Stroke survivors develop their own strategies to combat disabilities, developing strategies to maintain or reestablish a sense of continuity after the disruptive life event that stroke represents, using strategies to foster hope during the process of adjusting to life after stroke and drawing on spiritual practices. The aim of this study is to identify the used and recommended strategies of life after stroke among Iranian people. Method: A grounded theory approach was recruited using semi-structured interviews with 10 stroke survivors, 12 family caregivers and 6 formal care givers. Results: Five main concepts emerged describing as the used and recommended strategies of the participants including, improving functional performance, re-learning life skills and educational support, accessing to rehabilitative services, socio-economical support and well-suited coping strategies. Conclusion: Participants valued better knowledge and skills regarding the adaptive strategies for stroke survivors and their family care givers are essential in accomplishing with activities of daily living and doing social roles for improving life after stroke. Also developing the socio- economic supports is crucial for assuring a more supportive approach to achieve rehabilitation services and design better educational program for them.
ملخص الجهاز:
Conclusion: Participants valued better knowledge and skills regarding the adaptive strategies for stroke survivors and their family care givers are essential in accomplishing with activities of daily living and doing social roles for improving life after stroke.
The aim of this study is to identify the challenges and related strategies in life experiences and perceptions after stroke among stroke survivors, their family care givers and formal caregivers.
Since recognition of facilitating factors and barriers is the first step in persuading participants to make better decisions about preventive and protective care, this study focused on the experiences, views and perceptions of Iranian stroke survivors, their family care givers and formal care givers views about challenges and related strategies about life situation of survivors .
Related sub categories were including :in life after stroke were mobility, self-care and self-responsibility, Self-care and self- responsibility , using of home services ,education by expert, encourage by kinds ,empower family, Life satisfaction , Family integrity , high level of education, Medical and rehabilitation recommendation ,Home Reinstalling, independency, physical activity, positive view to event, self confidentiality& self- efficacy, informational support, Consciences to fear (present, future), Use of mass media, accessibility to care and rehabilitation services, Instrumental support (IADL), help from social network, emotional support , Sense of belonged to and value by others ,having social insurance &financial support, Faith and believe in GOD and Making travel to other places.