Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1701-1707 , September 2008

Exploring Poststroke Mood Changes in Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors: A Qualitative Study

Presented in part to the Stroke Society of Australasia, October 13, 2006, Adelaide, Australia.

  • Jennifer H. White, BAppSc(OT)

      Affiliations

    • Hunter Stroke Service, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jennifer H. White, BAppSc(OT), Locked Bag No. 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW 2310, Australia
    • ,
  • Parker Magin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Primary Health Care Research and Evaluation Development Program, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • John Attia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael R. Pollack, FAFRM

      Affiliations

    • Rankin Park Centre, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Jonathan Sturm, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gosford Hospital, Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Christopher R. Levi, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • John Hunter Hospital, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia

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 Supported by the Hunter Stroke Service, Hunter New England Area Health Service, NSW, Australia.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00387-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.048

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1701-1707 , September 2008

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