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The Recovery Experience of Young Adults and Middle Aged Stroke Patients  

Ha, Ju-Young (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Park, Hyung-Suk (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Lee, Sang-Ju (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Jeon, Jeong-Hae (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Jo, Ho-Yoon (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Jee, Young-Ju (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
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Korean Journal of Adult Nursing / v.22, no.3, 2010 , pp. 342-351 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine an increase in the number of younger and middle-aged people who have a stroke and the differences in their recovery experience compared with older people. Methods: The research question for this study was "What is the recovery experience of young adults and middle-aged people who suffer a stroke?". In order to answer the question, the grounded theory method was utilized. The data was collected through individual in-depth interviews of six participants, their age ranged from 36 to 45 years old. Results: After comparative analysis, the core category was "standing up for oneself with limit". The experience process were categorized into four stages: 'Facing Reality stage', 'Motivation stage', 'Desire Recovery stage', 'Self-Overcoming stage'. Conclusion: Most of the research for the recovery process was prognostic in nature and the results. This study was demonstrated certain indicators which can be useful in further research.
Keywords
Stroke; Recovery of function;
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