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Chinese elderly patients' perceptions of their rehabilitation needs following a stroke: a longitudinal study of recovery.

by Lui How Lin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-126). / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / "LIST OF APPENDIX, FIGURES & TABLES" --- p.v / Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.3 / Introduction --- p.3 / Incidence and Prevalence of Stroke in Hong Kong --- p.3 / Social Influences on the Identification of Need --- p.4 / Concept of Disablement 。 --- p.7 / Concept of Rehabilitation --- p.8 / Review the Focus of Studies in Stroke Rehabilitation --- p.9 / Summary of Studies Exploring Patients' Needs --- p.19 / Rehabilitation Role of Nurses --- p.22 / Summary --- p.27 / AIM OF THE STUDY --- p.27 / OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY --- p.28 / DEFINITION OF PERCEIVED NEED IN THE STUDY --- p.28 / Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- METHOD OF THE STUDY --- p.29 / Introduction --- p.29 / Research Design --- p.29 / Preparatory Fieldwork --- p.31 / Sampling --- p.32 / Fieldwork Procedure --- p.37 / Gaining Access --- p.38 / Ethical Consideration --- p.38 / Data Collection --- p.39 / Data Analysis --- p.41 / Pilot Study --- p.48 / Issues of Reliability and Validity --- p.52 / Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- FINDINGS --- p.56 / Introduction --- p.56 / Description of Sample: Settings and Informants --- p.56 / Functional Recovery Pattern of Informants --- p.60 / Summary Description of the Major Categories Identified --- p.62 / Description of Common Needs of Stroke Patients: --- p.64 / In the acute setting --- p.64 / In the rehabilitation setting --- p.76 / One month after discharge home --- p.85 / Unmet Needs of Stroke Patients --- p.90 / Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATION FOR NURSING PRACTICE --- p.92 / Discussion of Findings: Introduction --- p.92 / Pattern of Change in Need Across Various Stages of Recovery --- p.92 / Informational need --- p.92 / Psychological need --- p.95 / Physical need --- p.97 / Social need --- p.99 / Spiritual need --- p.100 / Factors Determining the Extent to which Need can be Met --- p.101 / Barriers Impeding the Extent to which Need can be Met --- p.102 / Summary --- p.108 / Implication for Nursing Practice --- p.109 / Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- CONCLUSION AND LIMITATION OF STUDY --- p.110 / Introduction --- p.110 / Limitation of the Study --- p.110 / Recommended Further Research --- p.112 / Conclusion --- p.113 / REFERENCES --- p.114 / APPENDIX --- p.127

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322031
Date January 1997
ContributorsLui, How Lin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 151 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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