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Caregiving immediately after stroke: A study of uncertainty in caregivers of older adults
Byun, Eeeseung Riegel, Barbara Sommers, Marilyn S. Tkacs, Nancy C. Evans, Lois
Byun, Eeeseung
Riegel, Barbara
Sommers, Marilyn S.
Tkacs, Nancy C.
Evans, Lois
Abstract
Caregivers of stroke survivors experience high rates of mental and physical morbidity. Stroke has sudden onset, and the outcome is not immediately known. Uncertainties surrounding the new caregiving role may not only necessitate major changes in the lives of family caregivers but also contribute to negative health outcomes for the caregiver. The purposes of this study were to describe caregiver uncertainty across the early weeks after a family member’s stroke and to explore characteristics of caregivers and stroke survivors associated with that uncertainty.
Keywords
caregiver, stroke, uncertainty
Date
2016
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Journal article
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Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
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Volume
48
Issue
6
Page Range
343-351
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Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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