Abstract
The purpose of this study is to create a nursing intervention protocol that supports the re-construction of the lives of stroke patients with physical disabilities. Study subjects have physical dysfunction including paralysis that was caused by primary stroke.
The protocol of nursing intervention was made from preliminary study was "experiences" of patients living with physical dysfunction caused by the event of stroke was explored through patients' narratives. Cooperation for participation in this study up to discharge from hospital was obtained for 7 cases, all of whom were males between the ages of 49-70 years old. Interviews during hospitalization were carried out according to the protocol, and consisted of 3-6 sessions per person for 5-111 minutes per interview. The contents which subjects narrate changed into a meaning of illness from negative feelings. However, as the number of interventions progressed, subjects discovered future prospects with each slight recovery. Moreover, narratives to a researcher could be interpreted as ordering of thoughts because of the presence of a listener. The protocol created by the preliminary investigation is useful because intervention objectives were achieved at each phase.
