Identity Reconstruction, Recovery and Transition of Professionals to Work Following Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)
- Author Mabel Korie
- Co-Author Tonia Grant, Janice Bloomfield Alves, Osorochi Obi
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : New York
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Keywords : Stroke, Professional, Adjustment, Rehabilitation, Transition, Identity
Abstract
Stroke predominantly affects older adults. There has not been enough information on the post-stroke experiences of working-age professionals who experienced a stroke and transitioned back into the workforce. The Roy Adaptation Model served as the theoretical framework. The interviews were completed by post-cerebral vascular accident (CVA) professionals who either returned to work or waiting to return to work. The data analysis involved the narrative and the paradigmatic analysis approach. This narrative inquiry enabled subjects to share their stories, lessons, and struggles. The paradigmatic analysis included eight thematic findings common across participants’ stories of identity reconstruction of transitioning to work. The obstacles against the professionals transitioning to work after stroke are holistic affecting multiple dimensions of the person. This narrative inquiry enabled subjects to share their stories, lessons and struggles to fill a gap in knowledge regarding their identity reconstruction as a means of psychological adjustment after a stroke.
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