Psychosocial Functioning of Spouses of Patients With Stroke From Initial Inpatient Rehabilitation to 3 Years Poststroke
Author(s) -
Anne VisserMeily,
Marcel W. M. Post,
Ingrid van de Port,
Cora J. M. Maas,
Gunilla Forstberg-Wärleby,
Eline Lindeman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.516682
Subject(s) - psychosocial , spouse , coping (psychology) , medicine , rehabilitation , social support , clinical psychology , social functioning , psychiatry , physical therapy , psychology , distress , psychotherapist , sociology , anthropology
Few studies have focused on long-term changes in the caregiving experience after stroke. This study assessed changes in the psychosocial functioning of spouses (burden, depressive symptoms, harmony in the relationship between patient and spouse, and social relations) during the first 3 years after stroke and identified predictors of the course of spouses' psychosocial functioning based on the characteristics of patients and spouses with special emphasis on coping style.
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