What is it about?
The relationship between a care recipient after a stroke and their family caregiver is significant to the recovery and safekeeping of the individual. As depression is a common occurrence after a stroke, family caregivers must adapt and manage the emotional changes along with daily physical care, which has proven to be very difficult. I have captured the relationship experiences of stroke survivors with depression and their family caregivers and determined factors that add to the depression of the stroke survivor.
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Why is it important?
The findings reveal ways that the family caregiver inadvertently adds to the depressive symptoms in the survivor of stroke. Recommendations are provided on ways to work with the various multidisciplinary team members for education, counseling, and coping strategies to support both parties.
Perspectives
As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I became curious about this topic after witnessing what I perceived as stress and fatigue in family members and the sadness and other recognizable depressive symptoms in their loved ones when bringing them to the clinic for speech and language services. Researching and writing this article was a personal passion as I was curious about any correlation or connection between the two instances. My goal was to shed light on the findings and to provide speech-language pathologists, other healthcare providers, and families with education, information, and tools to mitigate this occurrence. I hope you find this article informative and practical to your service provision, care, and practice.
Tiffany Gurley Nettles
University of the District of Columbia
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This page is a summary of: Examining Factors That Contribute to Poststroke Depression Within the Family Caregiver and Care Recipient Dyadic Experience, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, October 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2024_persp-23-00294.
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