Subjective changes in emotion, cognition and behaviour after stroke: factors affecting the perception of patients and partners.
The presence and severity of changes in emotion and cognition experienced by left- and right-sided stroke patients and observed by their partners were compared at 3 months poststroke. The results showed that, regardless of the side of stroke, several changes were reported by half of the stroke patients and their partners. It appeared that while left hemisphere stroke patients agreed with their partners on the number and severity of most changes, partners of right hemisphere patients reported more frequent and more severe changes than the patients themselves. The level of observability of the altered behaviour, distress of the partner, distress of left-sided stroke patients and hemispatial neglect of right-sided stroke patients emerged as factors related to disagreement between stroke patient and partner.
Visser-Keizer
Annemarie C
AC
Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. a.c.keizer@med.rug.nl
Meyboom-de Jong
Betty
B
Deelman
Betto G
BG
Berg
Ina J
IJ
Gerritsen
Marleen J J
MJ
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010465:Perception; D011584:Psychology; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation