Understanding the experience of compensatory and restorative memory rehabilitation: A qualitative study of stroke survivors

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 503-522

  Withiel, Toni D ^a,b,c   Sharp, Vanessa L ^a   Wong, Dana ^a,b,d   Ponsford, Jennie L ^a,b   Warren, Narelle ^a   Stolwyk, Renerus J ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HEALTHCARE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Compensatory strategies; Memory rehabilitation; Memory skills group; Qualitative analysis; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; STROKE REHABILITATION; SURVIVOR; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION THERAPY; COMPLICATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 85048361631     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2018.1479275     Document Type: Article

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