Physical environments and community reintegration post-stroke: Qualitative insights from stroke clubs

Katherine Brookfield, Gillian Mead

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This study investigated the environment’s role in community reintegration amongst persons with experience of stroke. Focus group discussions with 29 individuals recruited from community stroke clubs in Scotland revealed that stroke influenced a person’s perceptions, experience, use and enjoyment of the environment. Multiple specific (e.g. theatres, cafes) and more general (out-of-the-home) environments appeared capable of supporting community reintegration, providing settings in which individuals were able and willing to interact with others and participate in various functional, social and recreational activities. The article reflects on the study’s implications for policy and practice.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1013-1029
JournalDisability and Society
Volume31
Issue number8
Early online date19 Sept 2016
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 19 Sept 2016

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