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International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

ISSN: 2376-0281

Open Access

Mainoo Blessing


Nigeria

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  • Research Article
    Effectiveness of Social Support in Coping with Stroke by Medically Ill Patient in Ibadan
    Author(s): Mainoo Blessing and Oyinlola OluwagbemigaMainoo Blessing and Oyinlola Oluwagbemiga

    Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebrovascular insult (CVI) or brain attack, is when poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death, there is need for concurrent coping with stroke demand cognitive effort from the patient. Social support intervention is best started as early (at diagnosis) and demands continuous effort. Hence, the study examines the effectiveness of social support in coping with stroke by medically ill patient in Ibadan. The study is a descriptive survey research and a total of 50 stroke patients attending the government hospital of Adeoyo, Ibadan were purposively selected for the study. The study adopted the researchers, Multidimensional Scale of Social Support and the result yielded r=0.78 while coping with stroke was measured using a scale from Journal compilation (2008) Blackwell publishing Ltd. titled stroke self-efficacy questionnaire,.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000281

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