title: The impact of interactions with providers on stroke caregivers' needs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Preparation for caregiving is improved through engaged interactions between stroke family caregivers and healthcare providers throughout the care trajectory. We explored caregivers' perceptions about interactions with providers in rehabilitation, and how these experiences affected caregiver preparation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen caregivers, included in this grounded theory study, were interviewed during a rehabilitation stay and postdischarge. Data were analyzed using dimensional and comparative analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Caregivers described interactions with providers on a continuum from collaborative to disconnected, and a range of strategies to enhance interactions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Caregivers want to be actively engaged with providers during inpatient rehabilitation and collaborative interactions enhance preparedness and care satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Family members should be assessed for caregiving capacity and interactions between providers and caregivers should be individualized to specific needs. Providers must also be aware that many caregivers are not active information seekers. They must engage caregivers who may not even know what questions to ask.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. kerrbear@ufl.edu
authors.forename: Kerry Rae
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Creasy
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Mary Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000451:nursing*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation