title: Stroke survivors experienced discontinuity in their sense of self and role performance in the early stages of recovery from stroke, which impacted on their participation but with time they adopted a more proactive attitude.
authors.affiliation: CAPs Advisory Board Member, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Occupational Therapy Department Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ruth.swanton@acu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swanton
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept; D012803:Sick Role; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*