The Aftermath of Stroke: The Experience of Patients and Their Families

by Robert Anderson

Book Overview

Stroke affects the personal, social, professional and family lives of patients and their carers. This book is based on a study in which 175 stroke patients and their family carers were followed from the time of the stroke for a period of eighteen months. It tells of their experience of the illness and examines their patterns of coping, including physical, social, economic and emotional aspects. The words of the patients and their carers illuminate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521029821
• ISBN13: 9780521029827
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"