title: What are male caregivers talking about?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Using secondary analysis and Friedemann's framework of systemic organization as a guide, the purpose of this article is to examine the experience of a subsample of five men caring for women with stroke who participated for 3 months in a Web-based support group.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of qualitative data (N = 224 entries) obtained from interview questions and discussion amongst the caregivers followed established protocols.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results revealed that these men were dealing with role changes and women's depression and irritability. The stroke event also fostered closer family ties and "being there" for one another.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings begin to explore the complex experience of men caring for women with stroke.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D018454:Spouses; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation