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ArticleBMC geriatrics2018

Perceptions of self-rated health among stroke survivors: a qualitative study in the United Kingdom.

N Mavaddat, E Sadler, L Lim, K Williams, E Warburton, A L Kinmonth, J Mant, J Burt, C McKevitt

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05501275 (Evaluation of Life Quality in Post Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05501275 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of Life Quality in Post Stroke Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorPalacky UniversityRan2021 to 2023Enrolled447ConditionsStroke, Quality of LifeArmspsychotherapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

N MavaddatDivision of General Practice, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia. nahal.mavaddat@uwa.edu.au.
E SadlerHealth Service & Population Research Department, King's Improvement Science and Centre for Implementation Science, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
L LimDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Laboratory, 2 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.
K WilliamsDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Laboratory, 2 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.
E WarburtonDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Neurology Unit, R3, Box 83, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
A L KinmonthDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Laboratory, 2 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.
J MantDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Laboratory, 2 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.
J BurtDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge, UK.
C McKevittSchool of Population Health Sciences, King's College London, Addison House, London, SE1 1UL, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBKing's College London · GBUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSelf-rated health predicts health outcomes independently of levels of disability or mood. Little is known about what influences the subjective health experience of stroke survivors. Our aim was to investigate stroke survivors' perceptions of self-rated health, with the intention of informing the design of interventions that may improve their subjective health experience.

methodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 28 stroke survivors recruited from a stroke unit and follow-up outpatient clinic, 4-6 months after stroke, to explore what factors are perceived to be part of self-rated health in the early stages of recovery. Qualitative data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach to identify underlying themes.

resultsParticipants' accounts show that stroke survivors' perceptions of self-rated health are multifactorial, comprising physical, psychological and social components. Views on future recovery after stroke play a role in present health experience and are shaped by psychosocial resources that are influenced by past experiences of ill-health, dispositional outlook such as degree of optimism, a sense of control and views on ageing.

conclusionsSeverity of physical limitations alone does not influence perceptions of self-rated health among stroke survivors. Self-rated health in stroke survivors is a multidimensional construct shaped by changes in health status occurring after the stroke, individual characteristics and social context. Understanding the factors stroke survivors themselves associate with better health will inform the development of effective approaches to improve rehabilitation and recovery after stroke.

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AgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPerceptionPersons with DisabilitiesQualitative ResearchSocial EnvironmentStrokeStroke RehabilitationSurvivorsUnited KingdomDisabilityQualitative researchRehabilitationSelf-rated healthStroke

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