Continuity after a stroke: implications of life-course disruption in old age.

摘要: Life-course disruption caused by a stroke and subsequent attempts on the part of stoke victims to restore continuity was explored through qualitative research with sample 216 persons. This suggests: 1) that theory in gerontology could be deepened framing include discontinuous experience late life; 2) what elderly persons themselves make continuity--how they perpetuate it or recreate obstacles perceive doing so--may inform our understanding old age lead applications practice address illness poses for people's lives.