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December 17, 2025BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Young stroke survivors’ experiences and approaches to community reintegration: a descriptive qualitative study

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SLSuzanne Hoi Shan LoJCJanita Pak Chun ChauLBLaveeza Butt

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Overview

Qualitative descriptive study uncovers substantial barriers to community participation in young stroke survivors, highlighting the need for age-tailored vocational and psychosocial services.

Key Points

  • To explore the community participation experiences of young stroke survivors and identify recovery needs to improve post-stroke care and reintegration services.
  • Qualitative descriptive study recruiting 21 stroke survivors aged 18 to 64 years (mean age 55.5 years, SD 7.0; mean duration post-stroke 8.1 years, SD 6.5) from a community rehabilitation centre and stroke support group in Hong Kong.
  • Conducted individual semi-structured interviews evaluating participation experiences, facilitators, barriers, unmet health needs, and required support, with data evaluated using thematic analysis.
  • Identified four primary themes: self-expectations and personal drive to recover; physical, psychosocial, and environmental obstacles; personal strategies to overcome barriers; and external facilitators and recovery needs.
  • Although participants showed high motivation to resume life engagement and responsibilities, limited functional mobility, lack of age-appropriate rehabilitation, and insufficient social and vocational support served as major obstacles to participation.

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Lo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0130db581c6e761e77feadhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25918-9
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