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Family caregivers' experience of activities of daily living handling in older adult with stroke: a qualitative research in the Iranian context
Author(s) -
Hesamzadeh Ali,
Dalvandi Asghar,
Bagher Maddah Sadat,
Fallahi Khoshknab Masoud,
Ahmadi Fazlollah,
Mosavi Arfa Nazila
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12365
Subject(s) - qualitative research , context (archaeology) , family caregivers , activities of daily living , stroke (engine) , gerontology , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , paleontology , social science , mechanical engineering , engineering , biology
Background Patients with stroke require additional support from family to live independently in the area of activities of daily living. Family members are usually the main caregivers of stroke patients. Comprehensive explanation of ADL handling from family caregivers’ view is lacking. Aim This study explores and describes family caregivers’ experiences about the strategies to handle activities of daily living ( ADL ) dependency of elderly patient with stroke in the Iranian context. Method A qualitative content analysis approach was conducted to analyse data. Nineteen family caregivers participated in the study from multiple physiotherapy clinics of physiotherapy in Sari (Iran) between September 2013 and May 2014. Data were generated through in‐depth interviews, and content analysis method was used to analyse the data and determine themes. Findings The findings show that family caregivers manage the ADL dependency of their elderly stroke patients through seven strategies including encouraging physical movements, providing personal hygiene, nutritional consideration, facilitating religious activities, filling leisure time, and facilitating transfer and assisting in financial issues. Conclusion Family has an important role in handling of elderly stroke patients’ ADL dependency. Health practitioners can take benefit from the findings to help the stroke families play more active role in the handling ADL dependency of their patients after stroke.