Importance of Stroke Partner /  Spouse /  Caregiver Self Care Part 2
Channel: Stroke Assaulter
Date: 08/08/2019

A stroke is a traumatic event, both to the Stroke Survivor, but to those around them.

A stroke can be  traumatic to the lives and the relationships around those that have had the stroke.

Only recently has there been more research about how to better support the Partners / Spouses of those that have had a stroke.

Agencies like the March of Dimes are instrumental in providing support for those helping family members deal with long term chronic illness, such as stroke.


This is the second  in a series about the importance of self care for those supporting the Stroke Survivor.  Be that Spouse, Partner, Husband, Wife or Friend.

Partners of stroke patients perceived most care giving burden in terms of feelings of heavy responsibility, uncertainty about patients’ care needs, constant worries, restraints in social life, and feelings that patients rely on only their care. 

The majority of stroke survivors return home following their stroke, families play a pivotal role in their care. Few studies have addressed both positive and negative aspects of this role.  As the roles and how all members of the Stroke Survivor's family drastically change.

This video will explore four interrelated themes:

The Quality of the Relationship
Equity in the Relationship
Reciprocal Exchanges in the Relationship
Communication Styles in the Relationship

This is based of of the article from:

The caregiving relationship and quality of life among partners of stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study

https://hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1477-7525-9-29




If you notice the signs and symptoms of a stroke in your or someone around you

Balance / Co-ordination / Confusion
Eye and Vision Problems
Facial Droop
Slurred Speech
Stuttering
Inappropriate Word Usage for situation or context
Inability to stand
General Weakness or Weakness to one Body Side
Inability to properly and evenly Smile

Please Immediately place that person in a position of comfort and Dial 911

www.heartandstroke.ca/FAST

#IWillAgain   #UpAgainAfterStroke  #StrokeSurvivor #Strokeunder50 #FightStroke #StrokeAwareness

You can contact me in the following methods

strokeassaulter@gmail.com

https://twitter.com/AssaulterStroke

Here are the articles I used to research this video:

Determinants of Caregiving Burden and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Stroke Patients

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.STR.0000181755.23914.53

The Burden of Caregiving in Partners of Long-Term Stroke Survivors

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.STR.29.8.1605

Spousal Caregiving for Stroke Survivors

https://journals.lww.com/jnnonline/Abstract/2007/04000/Spousal_Caregiving_for_Stroke_Survivors.8.aspx

The caregiving relationship and quality of life among partners of stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study

https://hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1477-7525-9-29

Social Ties and Cognitive Recovery after Stroke: Does Social Integration Promote Cognitive Resilience?

https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/136646

The continuum of connectedness and social isolation during post stroke recovery

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0890406507000679

The longitudinal and dyadic effects of mutuality on perceived stress for stroke survivors and their spousal caregivers

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13607863.2012.756457

Hope for Love: Practical Advice for Intimacy and Sex After Stroke

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.2048-7940.2007.tb00160.x