‘Getting back to real living’: a qualitative study of the process of community reintegration after stroke

OBJECTIVES: To examine the process of community reintegration over the first year following stroke, from the patient's perspective. DESIGN: Qualitative, longitudinal, grounded theory study involving ten participants. During the first year post discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, 46 one-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten participants. Interviews were completed with participants before discharge from inpatient stroke …