Changes in identity after XXXX : implications for primary care.

@entity1 @entity2026 @entity64 @entity497
Background. @entity64 survivors with @entity2026 experience difficulty associated with their @entity497 . While much has been written about @entity2026 's impacts on partners/family, we lack data regarding the psychosocial adjustment of @entity64 survivors, with a paucity of data from the @entity1 themselves. Methods. Qualitative study of lived experiences of individuals with @entity2026 . Each of the @entity64 survivors with @entity2026 completed 3-4 semistructured interviews. In most cases, @entity1 ' partners jointly participated in interviews, which were transcribed and analyzed using techniques derived from grounded theory. Results. 12 @entity1 were interviewed, with the total of 45 interviews over 18 months. Themes included poststroke changes in @entity1 ' relationships and identities, which were altered across several domains including occupational identity, relationship and family roles, and social identity. While all these domains were impacted by @entity2026 , the impact varied over time. Conclusion. Despite the challenges of interviewing individuals with @entity2026 , we explored @entity2026 's impacts on how individuals experience their identity and develop new identities months and years after @entity64 . This data has important implications for primary care of @entity1 with @entity2026 , including the importance of the long-term primary care relationship in supporting psychosocial adjustment to life after @entity64 .
