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  • Gerontology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs), or strokes, significantly impact elderly individuals and their spouses.
  • Understanding the interplay of coping mechanisms and life satisfaction post-stroke is crucial for effective support.
  • Limited research exists on the dyadic coping strategies and life satisfaction in elderly couples following a CVA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the coping strategies and life satisfaction of elderly couples 6-12 months after a CVA.
  • To identify specific coping strategies associated with positive affect and life satisfaction in stroke survivors and their spouses.
  • To explore the relationship between functional skills and affect in stroke survivors.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 73 elderly couples where at least one partner had experienced a CVA.
  • Utilized the Life Satisfaction Index A, Ways of Coping Scale, and Gulick Activity of Daily Living Scale.
  • Employed mixed model analyses of variance to analyze the data.

Main Results:

  • Stroke survivors were less likely to use Seeking Social Support coping strategies than their spouses.
  • Positive affect in survivors was associated with not using Accepting Responsibility or Escape-Avoidance strategies, and spouses not using Escape-Avoidance or using fewer Planful Problem Solving strategies.
  • Survivor life satisfaction correlated with spouses not using Confrontive Coping or Planful Problem Solving strategies; survivor affect improved with greater independence in daily living activities.

Conclusions:

  • Psychoeducational groups could offer valuable social support and coping alternatives for elderly couples post-stroke.
  • Rehabilitation focused on enhancing daily living skills is recommended to improve survivors' affect.
  • Dyadic coping patterns significantly influence emotional well-being and life satisfaction after a cerebrovascular accident.