Purpose. To summarize qualitative studies from the last decade that focus on experiences of
caring for stroke survivors and to describe challenges, satisfactions and coping strategies …

Many stroke survivors experience fatigue, which is associated with a variety of factors
including cognitive impairment. A few studies have examined the relationship between …

Chronic conditions and diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Europe,
accounting for 86% of total premature deaths, and the burden is likely to grow. The …

Purpose We examined the effects of an enhanced informal caregiver training (Enhanced-
CT) protocol in cancer symptom and caregiver stress management to caregivers of …

Purpose: Family caregivers provide essential support as stroke survivors' return to
community living, but it is not standard clinical practice to prepare or provide ongoing …

Background After a stroke, patients often suffer from varying degrees of disability that require
acute inpatient treatment and extended care at home. Therefore, the caregivers assume …

Purpose. To highlight the importance of the spouse in stroke rehabilitation. Stroke not only
affects the patients, but also their families, but rehabilitation practice is still primarily focused …

Aim To explore the effects of disability, depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms on patients'
and their partners' quality of life (QoL) using the actor–partner interdependence model …

Purpose: This study describes levels of stress in stroke survivors and spousal caregivers
and identifies predictors of stress in couples during their first year at home. Method: The …

Purpose. In this paper we aim to develop the understanding of what constitutes a 'good'or
'poor'experience in relation to the transition from hospital to home following a stroke …