| Fatigue after stroke: manifestations and strategies. | |
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PMID: 21995298 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Purpose: To describe how fatigue is experienced by stroke survivors, how they understand and deal with fatigue and how fatigue impacts their daily life. Method: A qualitative interview study was carried out as part of a larger longitudinal study investigating the prevalence, characteristics and contributing factors to post-stroke fatigue. Thirty-two participants (15 men and 17 women) were strategically sampled to explore the experiences of fatigue. Participants were interviewed at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years post-stroke. Data were analysed applying a Grounded theory approach. Results: Patients clearly described and differentiated their experience between: (1) tiredness as an ordinary life event and (2) fatigue as a post-stroke life condition. Three fatigue-transforming strategies were identified, being on a mission, settling for less and stalling. Stalling seemed to put the stroke survivors in a particularly vulnerable situation. Over time, some participants moved between these two tiredness/fatigue manifestations and their range of strategies. Conclusions: Post-stroke fatigue is a new life experience different from ordinary tiredness and seems to be a significant problem in the stroke survivors' struggle to regain a new normalcy. Intervention studies are needed to reduce the impact of post-stroke fatigue on coping and recovery. [Box: see text]. |
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Marit Kirkevold; Doris Christensen; Grethe Andersen; Søren Paaske Johansen; Ingegerd Harder |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-13 |
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Title: Disability and rehabilitation Volume: - ISSN: 1464-5165 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9207179 Medline TA: Disabil Rehabil Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Public Health, Aarhus University , Århus , Denmark. |
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