The meaning of loneliness to stroke survivors: A qualitative study in Northeast England

Keming Yang; Nicole Armstrong; Clare Diamond; Alison R Lane; Stephen Dunne

doi:10.1177/13591053211017198

The meaning of loneliness to stroke survivors: A qualitative study in Northeast England

Keming Yang^*, Nicole Armstrong, Clare Diamond, Alison R Lane, Stephen Dunne

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Abstract

This study explored stroke survivors' experiences of loneliness. Drawing on interviews with 29 community-dwelling stroke survivors living in the Northeast of England, we found several themes: loneliness as being alone, the season or time, lack of understanding from those without any experience of stroke, reduced autonomy, and deterioration of social relations. It is important that healthcare professionals pay attention to the aspects of life that may increase the chances of a stroke survivor becoming lonely after being discharged from hospital, and to measure loneliness in stroke survivors a more valid scale should include items that touch on the aspects reported here.

Original language	English
Article number	13591053211017198
Pages (from-to)	2539 –2548
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	27
Issue number	11
Early online date	12 Nov 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211017198
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

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loneliness
qualitative methods
social isolation
stigma
stroke

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