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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> & <strong>Midwifery</strong>, <strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research <strong>Conference</strong><br />

Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007<br />

<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>Proceedings</strong><br />

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Personal factors as determinants <strong>of</strong> activity and participation<br />

following stroke<br />

C Donnellan, RGN, BSc, Dip Stats<br />

Lecturer and PhD candidate<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> and <strong>Midwifery</strong><br />

<strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin<br />

D Hevey, PhD<br />

Lecturer<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Psychology<br />

<strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin<br />

A Hickey, PhD<br />

Senior Lecturer<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Psychology<br />

Royal College <strong>of</strong> Surgeons in Ireland<br />

D O’Neill, MD<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Medical Gerontology<br />

<strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin<br />

Introduction<br />

The impact <strong>of</strong> stroke may cause several limitations an<br />

individual has in executing everyday activities and restrict their<br />

participation in life situations. Functional limitations and restrictions<br />

as a result <strong>of</strong> stroke have primarily been explained by clinical<br />

variables such as impairments (Kwakkel, Kollen, & Lindeman, 2004;<br />

Sturm et al., 2004). According to the WHO International<br />

Classification <strong>of</strong> Functioning (2001) multi-dimensional framework,<br />

activity and participation may also be influenced by personal<br />

factors. Personal factors refer to the experiences <strong>of</strong> an individual<br />

(which are objective) and their resultant expectations, beliefs, goals<br />

and aspirations (which are subjective) (Wade, 2000). These factors<br />

that may influence how disability is experienced by the individual<br />

include gender, age, coping styles, social background, education,<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ession, past and current experience, overall behaviour pattern<br />

and character (WHO, 2001). Therefore psychological variables in<br />

addition to clinical variables may have an important role in<br />

determining post stroke recovery. A recent review <strong>of</strong> the literature<br />

highlighted the limited evidence on psychological adaptation<br />

processes post stroke and their relationship to stroke outcome<br />

(Donnellan, Hevey, Hickey, & O'Neill, 2006).<br />

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