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The personal and social experiences of community-dwelling younger adults after stroke in Australia: a qualitative interview study.
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- Post-traumatic growth in young and middle-aged patients with stroke: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Experiences of support to return to work after stroke: longitudinal case studies from RETAKE trial.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
- Exploring experiences of loneliness among stroke survivors living in the community: a secondary qualitative analysis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Research progress on social participation of young and middle-aged stroke survivors: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- 'I imagine teams!' - exploring the potential of team-based long-term brain injury rehabilitation in North Norway.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Unique Needs and Challenges Experienced by Young People With Stroke: An International Qualitative Analysis.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2025Article
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- Psychological outcomes and changes in health-related quality of life in young and middle-aged patients with first-onset stroke after rehabilitation training.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The 'Bounce Back' rehabilitation programme for stroke survivors in South Africa - a case report.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2025Article
- The Development of the Adaptive Behavior Scale for Stroke Survivors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations of effort-reward imbalance at work and quality of life among workers after stroke: a one-year longitudinal study in Thailand.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Age-specific information resources to address the needs of young people with stroke: a scoping review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Resilience in Stroke Patients: A Concept Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the personal and social experiences of younger adults after stroke.
designQualitative study design involving in-depth semi-structured interviews and rigorous qualitative descriptive analysis informed by social constructionism.
participantsNineteen younger stroke survivors aged 18 to 55 years at the time of their first-ever stroke.
settingParticipants were recruited from urban and rural settings across Australia. Interviews took place in a clinic room of the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (Melbourne, Australia), over an online conference platform or by telephone.
resultsFour main themes emerged from the discourses: (1) psycho-emotional experiences after young stroke; (2) losing pre-stroke life construct and relationships; (3) recovering and adapting after young stroke; and (4) invalidated by the old-age, physical concept of stroke. While these themes ran through the narratives of all participants, data analysis also drew out interesting variation between individual experiences.
conclusionsFor many younger adults, stroke is an unexpected and devastating life event that profoundly diverts their biography and presents complex and continued challenges to fulfilling age-normative roles. While adaptation, resilience and post-traumatic growth are common, this study suggests that more bespoke support is needed for younger adults after stroke. Increasing public awareness of young stroke is also important, as is increased research attention to this problem.
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