EFFECT OF STROKE ON FAMILY CARES

Effect of Stroke on Family Cares and Family Relationship

Table of Content

Executive Summary4

Executive Summary4

Introduction5

Aim6

Objectives6

Discussion and Analysis6

Sensory Disturbances7

Effects of Stroke8

Delivery of the Superior Vena Cava9

Anatomical Review9

Impacts on Families10

Role of the Spouse11

Emotional Disorders11

Behaviour Changes12

Changing of Responsibilities12

Income12

Social support13

Sexuality13

Impact on Carers13

Impact on Children14

Home Environment Changes14

Stroke Can Have A Sudden and Unexpected Effect on Working People's Finances15

Role of Caregivers and Family15

What is Rehabilitation after a Stroke?17

Which could lead to Restrictions Stroke?18

Importance of Family Carer Functioning For Stroke Outcomes18

Methods of Support19

Guidelines and Survey20

Issues21

National Stroke Association (NSA)22

Purpose23

National Stroke Audit Training Tool23

Participation in Clinical Research24

Service Provision and Organisation25

Stroke Services for Younger Adults25

Who Are the Stakeholders?26

Economic Impact of Stroke26

The Case Analysis26

Cost Analysis27

Social Impact of Stroke28

Action Plan for Stroke Care29

Awareness29

Preventing Stroke29

Involvement29

Stroke unit quality29

Rehabilitation and Community Support30

Participation30

Action Needed30

Conclusion31

References33

Executive Summary

The paper identifies various patterns of strokes and how it effect on the family life and family relationships. Stroke is the leading cause of severe adult disability and can leave people with visible impairments as well as hidden disabilities. The effects of stroke are significant and, in most cases, extend beyond the patient. This article focuses on the effects of stroke on individual family members who provide care (for example, their emotional wellbeing and physical health), and the relationships between stroke survivors and their families (for example, family harmony and marital satisfaction). Majority of the attention has been placed to the negative effect of stroke on the family members, but there is evidence from the qualitative literature which carers of the stroke survivors experience some positive outcomes. The stroke caregivers appear to be at the risk for the depression. Majority of the care giving studies have shown that the psychological intervention have the potential for improving the caregivers' depression. Thus, the interventions for targeting the stroke patients might also yield the beneficial effects on the caregivers because of the social and psychological interventions between the caregivers and the stoke patients.

Effect of Stroke on Family Cares and Family Relationship

Introduction

The impacts of strokes on the families are considerable. The family members might struggle for adapting towards a care-giving role, and also the relationships between the closest family members and the stroke survivors to them that are often altered by the illness. The assignment provides an overview of the effect of stoke on the family dynamics and it also identifies the intervention and therapy important for the stoke survivors and their families in this difficult time (Stineman, 2010, 550-556).

Stroke is the leading cause of severe adult disability and can leave people with visible impairments as well as hidden disabilities. These include extreme tiredness, aphasia (which makes communication hard) and cognitive difficulties affecting memory, attention and perception. These changes are often accompanied by emotional distress. Taken together these can make everyday tasks, including work, extremely difficult, if not impossible. Such major life changes can quickly impact on people's income and expenses. Financial commitments do not stop just because of illness and people are soon forced to make difficult decisions on how to economize (Spencer, 1997, ...