Lawrence L, Christie D
Age Ageing. 1979 Aug;8(3):167-72. doi: 10.1093/ageing/8.3.167.
Forty-five people who had suffered a stroke three years previously were interviewed, as were their close relatives and friends. Changes in their lives which they attributed to stroke were explored, and information was gathered about health and social care resources they had used or needed. It was evident that stroke had devastated many peoples' lives: they ceased work prematurely, their interpersonal relations had deteriorated and over 70% viewed their future with uncertainty or gloom. Physical disability in itself was less important than peoples' response to their disability; inappropriate and dysfunctional responses were present in over half. In spite of adequate medical care, 40% of subjects would have been assisted by social work assessment, counseling and direction to appropriate community services.
对45位三年前中风的患者及其近亲与朋友进行了访谈。探究了他们将生活变化归因于中风的情况，并收集了他们使用过或需要的健康与社会护理资源方面的信息。显然，中风摧毁了许多人的生活：他们过早停止工作，人际关系恶化，超过70%的人对未来感到不确定或悲观。身体残疾本身不如人们对残疾的反应重要；超过半数的人存在不恰当和功能失调的反应。尽管有足够的医疗护理，但40%的受试者本可通过社会工作评估、咨询以及转介至合适的社区服务而得到帮助。
