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Why my stroke was the best thing to ever happen to me
Marriage after the transition to stroke: a systematic review
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- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000526
- Published online: 19 June 2017
Abstract
In health and chronic illness, satisfying marriages promote wellbeing
and life satisfaction, yet stroke research has focused on either the
stroke survivor as the patient or the spouse as a care-giver. Using
Pope, Mays and Popay's framework for synthesising qualitative and
quantitative methods, we conducted a systematic review and synthesis of
39 peer-reviewed studies to determine what happens to marital
relationships after one partner has suffered a stroke. All the articles
examined the impact of stroke. Three overarching themes characterise the
evolution of marriage after stroke: chaos in the marriage, work to
re-establish the marriage and evolution of the marriages. While both the
stroke condition itself and the survivors’ need for care undermined the
emotional qualities of the relationship for some couples, about
two-thirds were able to retain or regain the relationship closeness. As
in other chronic illnesses, the relationship closeness and a couple's
ability to collaborate contributed to the survivor's recovery and to the
satisfaction with life of the stroke survivor and the spouse. Our
results underscore the need to consider the quality of, and the
qualities of, the relationship between stroke survivors and their
spouses. Future research could include a greater focus on qualitative or
mixed-methods approaches to explore the interactions between stroke
survivors and spouses that impact the wellbeing of both partners.
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