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‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke
OBJECTIVE: This study explored stroke survivors’ experiences of altered body perception, whether these perceptions cause discomfort, and the need for clinical interventions to improve comfort. DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study. SETTING: Participants’ homes. PARTICIPANTS: A purposive sampl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8358539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33706575 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692155211000740 |
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author | Stott, Hannah Cramp, Mary McClean, Stuart Turton, Ailie |
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description | OBJECTIVE: This study explored stroke survivors’ experiences of altered body perception, whether these perceptions cause discomfort, and the need for clinical interventions to improve comfort. DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study. SETTING: Participants’ homes. PARTICIPANTS: A purposive sample of 16 stroke survivors were recruited from community support groups. Participants (median: age 59; time post stroke >2 years), were at least six-months post-stroke, experiencing motor or sensory impairments and able to communicate verbally. INTERVENTIONS: Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were analysed using an interpretive phenomenological approach and presented thematically. RESULTS: Four themes or experiences were identified: Participants described (1) a body that did not exist; (2) a body hindered by strange sensations and distorted perceptions; (3) an uncontrollable body; and (4) a body isolated from social and clinical support. Discomfort was apparent in a physical and psychological sense and body experiences were difficult to comprehend and communicate to healthcare staff. Participants wished for interventions to improve their comfort but were doubtful that such treatments existed. CONCLUSION: Indications are that altered body perceptions cause multifaceted physical and psychosocial discomfort for stroke survivors. Discussions with patients about their personal perceptions and experiences of the body may facilitate better understanding and management to improve comfort after stroke. |
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spelling | pubmed-83585392021-08-13 ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke Stott, Hannah Cramp, Mary McClean, Stuart Turton, Ailie Clin Rehabil Original Articles OBJECTIVE: This study explored stroke survivors’ experiences of altered body perception, whether these perceptions cause discomfort, and the need for clinical interventions to improve comfort. DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study. SETTING: Participants’ homes. PARTICIPANTS: A purposive sample of 16 stroke survivors were recruited from community support groups. Participants (median: age 59; time post stroke >2 years), were at least six-months post-stroke, experiencing motor or sensory impairments and able to communicate verbally. INTERVENTIONS: Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were analysed using an interpretive phenomenological approach and presented thematically. RESULTS: Four themes or experiences were identified: Participants described (1) a body that did not exist; (2) a body hindered by strange sensations and distorted perceptions; (3) an uncontrollable body; and (4) a body isolated from social and clinical support. Discomfort was apparent in a physical and psychological sense and body experiences were difficult to comprehend and communicate to healthcare staff. Participants wished for interventions to improve their comfort but were doubtful that such treatments existed. CONCLUSION: Indications are that altered body perceptions cause multifaceted physical and psychosocial discomfort for stroke survivors. Discussions with patients about their personal perceptions and experiences of the body may facilitate better understanding and management to improve comfort after stroke. SAGE Publications 2021-03-11 2021-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8358539/ /pubmed/33706575 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692155211000740 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Lficense (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 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). |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Stott, Hannah Cramp, Mary McClean, Stuart Turton, Ailie ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
title | ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
title_full | ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
title_fullStr | ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
title_full_unstemmed | ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
title_short | ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
title_sort | ‘somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8358539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33706575 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692155211000740 |
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