Social participation after stroke in Nigerian stroke survivors (V1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Social participation after stroke in Nigerian stroke survivors
IRAS ID
317235
Contact name
Anita Atwal
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
London South Bank University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 0 days
Research summary
Stroke is a leading cause of death and the main cause of adult disability worldwide. The effects of stroke include changes in mood, feelings, ability to cook, feed, wash, dress, speak, walk, or drive. These may prevent stroke survivors participating in society as they did before the onset of stroke.
Social participation is one’s ability to do things in the community alone, or with other people like going to cinema, market, shopping, use public transport, go to school, work, church, visit people and places. The ability to actively do things is important to Nigerians. This is because independent behaviours have a cultural meaning that shows an adult or parent who can take care of oneself and family. A Nigerian who loses this ability through a disability such as a stroke, often does not want to ask for help or want others like family members, friends, or community to know that they need help doing things that are important to them.
The researcher is going to conduct a survey of Nigerian stroke survivors to understand how stroke affected their ability to do things that they normally used to do on their own or with other people. This is an important piece of research because Nigerian stroke survivors and other Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) people unlike white stroke survivors have been left out in similar studies in United Kingdom. Such preventable differences in the burden of stroke and equal opportunities to achieve stroke recovery could potentially have an impact on experiences of social participation. There is a need for research in this area.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/WM/0150
Date of REC Opinion
4 Jul 2023
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion