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Constructions of Continuity after Stroke
Author(s) -
Hinojosa Ramon,
Boylstein Craig,
Rittman Maude,
Hinojosa Melanie Sberna,
Faircloth Christopher A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1525/si.2008.31.2.205
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , stroke (engine) , psychology , social psychology , gerontology , medicine , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , programming language
Prior research suggests that illness disrupts biographical self because of the resulting difficulty in continuing to draw on the same material and symbolic resources used in self‐construction. Recent literature suggests that constructing continuity is possible because of the multi‐faceted nature of self‐construction. One hundred and twenty‐two veterans who had been hospitalized after an acute stroke and discharged home were enrolled in the study. In‐depth interviews were collected from the veterans at one month post‐stroke. Results indicate that some of these individuals construct continuity through their use of personally accessible discursive resources such as expectations for aging and religious beliefs.