title: Independence levels and social adjustment of poststroke patients.
abstract: A study of 52 poststroke patients found that patients who lived alone reported more independence in their life-styles than those who lived with family members. Family members of male patients were more likely to experience guilt, irritation, restrictions, and relationship difficulties than family members of female patients.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment