Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: July 29, 2020
Strategies for Coping With Sensory Changes After Stroke: A Qualitative Study
Dua’a Alwawi, PhD; Ashleigh Heldstab, OTR/L; Evan Dean, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
  • University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Article Information
Neurologic Conditions / Stroke / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Strategies for Coping With Sensory Changes After Stroke: A Qualitative Study
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505151. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO5722
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505151. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO5722
Abstract

Date Presented 03/27/20

Coping strategies are found to predict success in rehabilitation. Research is lacking in identifying the specific coping strategies used to adjust to sensory changes. This study seeks to understand how individuals handle sensory changes after stroke. Researchers used a qualitative descriptive method using semistructured interviews to collect data. Results from this study can be utilized to inform OTs about what strategies are being used by stroke survivors to cope with sensory changes.

Primary Author and Speaker: Dua’a Alwawi

Additional Authors and Speakers: Ashleigh Heldstab, Evan Dean