Alaszewski, Andy, Alaszewski, Helen P., Potter, Jonathan (2006) Risk, Uncertainty and Life Threatening Trauma: Analysing Stroke Survivor's Accounts of Life after Stroke. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 7 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1438-5627. (KAR id:3579)
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Abstract
This paper examines the ways in which
uncertainties of their situation. It draws on
stroke survivors (aged between 38 and 89 years).
experience of stroke and post stroke recovery.
unanticipated event in which there was a failure of
security and increased their awareness of and
outside the home, created awareness of a new
stroke, and could damage their social standing.
such uncertainties. They shortened their time
discussing them in very vague and general terms.
each day as it comes" or developed goals to
goals involved challenges and there was in some
voluntary risk-taking provided an opportunity for
survivors social standing.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | stroke, stroke recovery, risk, risk-taking, time, uncertainty |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies |
Depositing User: | Paula Loader |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2008 15:14 UTC |
Last Modified: | 28 May 2019 13:39 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/3579 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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