Nasr, N., Mawson, S.J. orcid.org/0000-0003-2795-8983, Wright, P. et al. (2 more authors) (2016) Exploring the experiences of living with stroke through narrative: stroke survivors' perspective. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 3. pp. 1-9.
Abstract
Chronic illness models are normally used to explain and predict the experience of living with a long-term condition. The aim of this study was to present the findings of narrative interviews with stroke survivors and their family carers to understand their experiences of stroke. We interviewed five people with stroke and three family carers from the United Kingdom. We used thematic analysis to generate themes from their narrative accounts and then linked them to broader theoretical perspectives while influenced by the concept of reinterpretation of life. The narrative accounts of participants are mainly structured based on how their changed bodies poststroke changed their identities and roles and consequently their relationships with others. In this study, we underline the need for using methods like narrative to explain strategies that people use to make sense of their experiences of living with a long-term condition such as stroke.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2016. Creative Commons CC BY: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | embodiment/bodily experiences; care; long term; illness and disease; experiences; interviews; lived experience; narrative inquiry; relationships; research; qualitative; stroke |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH UNSPECIFIED NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH UNSPECIFIED EUROPEAN COMMISSION - FP6/FP7 266262 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2016 10:31 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2016 10:31 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333393616646518 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/2333393616646518 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101197 |
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