Stroke patients' experience of being in ACT group:IPA study(version 1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
HOW DO STROKE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE BEING IN AN ACT GROUP: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS.
IRAS ID
202980
Contact name
Maya Starling
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
East London University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 0 days
Research summary
Stroke is a serious and debilitating illness with significant implications for one’s day-to-day life. Stroke might not only have a devastating impact on one’s physical functioning (mobility, speech problems, or memory difficulties), but also triggers subsequent changes in one’s mental wellbeing, such as anxiety and depression (Stroke Association, 2013). The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that stroke will be one of the most commonly occurring health problems in the world by 2020, with 110,000 people already affected in the United Kingdom every year (World Health Organization, 2011).
Often, the irreversible physical changes caused by stroke produce disability-related loss in the context of identity (self) and independent functioning and also cause significant changes in quality of life (Salick and Auerback, 2006). Thus, there is an ongoing need to provide not only physical but also psychological interventions aiming to support this population of patients in the process of adaptation and life reclamation.
Hence, this study is interested in exploring individual experience of attending an ACT group intervention in order to enhance the knowledge in that area. This study will include stroke patients who attended ACT group. The semi-structured interviews will be conducted on one of the East London NHS foundation trust sites.
This research is part of my doctoral thesis and it is supported by East London University.REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
16/WA/0135
Date of REC Opinion
6 May 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion