The role of beliefs and coping in recovery from stroke
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The role of beliefs and coping in recovery from stroke
IRAS ID
148981
Contact name
Trishna Gandhi
Contact email
Research summary
Stroke is a serious health condition which is one of the leading causes of disability. Due to the severity and chronic nature of stroke it can have a significant impact on emotional and functional recovery. There is evidence to suggest that an individual’s beliefs about their illness affects their physical recovery, psychological wellbeing and behavioural adaptation for a wide range of medical conditions. The aim of the present study is to investigate this relationship in a post-stroke population.
Participants recruited will have experienced a stroke in the past 6 months and they will be asked to complete questionnaires at two time points separated by 3 months. These include: the brief illness perception questionnaire designed to explore their beliefs about the stroke, the Brief COPE to identify their coping styles, the patient health questionnaire and the generalised anxiety disorder questionnaire to assess emotional outcomes, and the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale to assess functional outcome.
It is expected that the findings of this research will be useful in guiding recovery post-stroke and add to our understanding of how stroke survivors manage the changes in their lives. If illness representations and/or adaptive coping strategies are found to be helpful to rehabilitation these could be integrated into the psychological resources provided post stroke.
REC name
North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NE/0125
Date of REC Opinion
22 Apr 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion