Flourishing After a Stroke: A Nationally Representative Portrait of Resilience and Mental Health Among Older Canadians

Everyone should flourish after a stroke. You just need to get the stroke medical world to focus on 100% recovery for all, they don't even have 100% recovery as a goal. They seem to be quite satisfied with the appalling failure rate of 90% that don't get fully recovered.  If that describes your hospital you need to have the board of directors fired. 

Flourishing After a Stroke: A Nationally Representative Portrait of Resilience and Mental Health Among Older Canadians 

Esme Fuller-Thomson PhD, Lisa A. Jensen, MSW

First Published January 9, 2019 Research Article Find in PubMed

https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264318822228

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Abstract

Objectives:
The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with, complete mental health (CMH) among stroke survivors aged 50+ years.  
Method:
Bivariate and logistic regression analyses of nationally representative data from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health of 11,157 older adults aged 50+ years (300 stroke survivors). CMH included all of these elements: (a) absence of any past-year mental illness (measured by the World Health Organization version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview [WHO-CIDI] scales), (b) almost daily happiness or satisfaction, and (c) psychological and social well-being.  
Results:
Two thirds of the stroke survivors (68%) were in CMH.(So approximately a 33% failure rate, unacceptable.) Among stroke survivors, the odds of CMH were higher among those with at least one confidant (odds ratio [OR] = 4.34; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.52, 12.41]), those without disabling chronic pain (OR = 2.34; 95% CI = [1.24, 4.41]), and those without a history of childhood maltreatment (OR = 2.10; 95% CI = [1.09, 4.05]), depression (OR = 3.83; 95% CI = [1.10, 13.37]), or generalized anxiety disorders (OR = 3.42; 95% CI = [1.19, 9.79]).  
Discussion:
These findings provide encouraging information for stroke survivors.(Not really, they have accepted the fact they will be disabled for the rest of their life but you didn't ask happiness about recovery.)

Keywords resilience, recovery, stroke, cerebrovascular accident, adverse childhood experiences

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Flourishing After a Stroke: A Nationally Representative Portrait of Resilience and Mental Health Among Older Canadians

So if you are not in the post stroke depression(33% chance), post stroke anxiety(20% chance), and posttraumatic stress disorder(23% chance) then you might be able to flourish. Did you calculate the chances of that occurring? 

Flourishing After a Stroke: A Nationally Representative Portrait of Resilience and Mental Health Among Older Canadians

Esme Fuller-Thomson PhD, Lisa A. Jensen, MSW

First Published January 9, 2019 Research Article

https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264318822228

Article information

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with, complete mental health (CMH) among stroke survivors aged 50+ years.  
Method: Bivariate and logistic regression analyses of nationally representative data from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health of 11,157 older adults aged 50+ years (300 stroke survivors). CMH included all of these elements: (a) absence of any past-year mental illness (measured by the World Health Organization version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview [WHO-CIDI] scales), (b) almost daily happiness or satisfaction, and (c) psychological and social well-being.  
Results: Two thirds of the stroke survivors (68%) were in CMH. Among stroke survivors, the odds of CMH were higher among those with at least one confidant (odds ratio [OR] = 4.34; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.52, 12.41]), those without disabling chronic pain (OR = 2.34; 95% CI = [1.24, 4.41]), and those without a history of childhood maltreatment (OR = 2.10; 95% CI = [1.09, 4.05]), depression (OR = 3.83; 95% CI = [1.10, 13.37]), or generalized anxiety disorders (OR = 3.42; 95% CI = [1.19, 9.79]).
Discussion: These findings provide encouraging information for stroke survivors. (Bullshit, you are just trying to justify the lack of recovery provided by the medical team by distraction.)