摘要
Objective:People with a recent experience of stroke commonly rely on general practice for assistance to manage everyday consequences and associated disability.In this study,we were in-terested in qualitatively exploring how the relationship between these people and their general practitioners assisted daily self-management.Methods:One hundred twenty-six participants were involved in five in-depth interviews over an 18-month period after discharge from an acute care setting.Data were thematically analyzed by two independent researchers.Results:Three themes comprehensively accounted for the expectations participants had about their interactions with general practitioners.They were(1)the critical sense-making role of general practitioners,(2)the requirement for collaborative partnerships in which personhood was vali-dated,and(3)the importance of confirming self-management actions.Conclusion:To comprehensively assist people to adjust to living with the residual conse-quences of a recent stroke,general practitioners need to engage in collaborative,person-centered interactions.
