Open Access<p>Experiences and Illness Perceptions of Patients with Functional Symptoms Admitted to Hyperacute Stroke Wards: A Mixed-Method Study</p>
Author(s) -
Nicola O’Connell,
Abbeygail Jones,
Trudie Chalder,
Anthony S. David
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s251328
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , distress , thematic analysis , acute stroke , emotional distress , physical therapy , emergency department , qualitative research , psychiatry , anxiety , clinical psychology , mechanical engineering , social science , sociology , engineering
A proportion of patients admitted to acute-stroke settings have not had a stroke, but have conditions mimicking a stroke. Approximately 25% of suspected stroke cases are "stroke mimics" and 2% are patients with functional symptoms - "functional stroke mimics". This study aimed to explore experiences and illness perceptions of patients with functional symptoms admitted to hyperacute stroke wards.