Promoting Resilience After Stroke in Dyads (ReStoreD): A Supplemental Analysis.

Objective: To examine preliminary effects of ReStoreD (Resilience after Stroke in Dyads) on resilience in couples coping with stroke-related challenges.

Design: Supplemental analysis of prospective pilot trial with pre-/post-assessments and 3-month follow-up.

Setting: Community.

Learning to flourish in a new reality: a thematic analysis of couples' experience of participation in a positive psychology intervention post-stroke.

Purpose: Explore the experiences of couples engaging in a positive psychology intervention post-stroke (ReStoreD: Promoting Resilience after Stroke in Dyads).

Materials And Methods: This is a secondary analysis of qualitative data collected following an 8-week self-administered dyadic positive psychology intervention (Clinical Trial number: NCT03335358). Participants included dyads consisting of one partner who had a stroke at least three months prior and their cohabiting partner.

Piloting GETCare: A Goal-Based Education and Skills Training Program for Caregivers.

Purpose: Many individuals with stroke require informal caregiver support. These caregivers are often unprepared and overwhelmed. This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of GETCare, a remote Goal-based Education and skills Training program for Caregivers caring for an individual poststroke.

Perceptions of function and recovery among persons with stroke and care partners.

Purpose/objective: Perceptions of function can differ between persons with stroke and care partners. The current study described the frequency of discrepancy in ratings of poststroke functioning across romantic partners and examined associations between perceptions of function, depressive symptoms, and caregiver strain.

Research Method/design: A secondary analysis was conducted using data from the baseline visit of an intervention pilot study.

Intimate Relationships and Stroke: Piloting a Dyadic Intervention to Improve Depression.

Stroke affects not only the survivor but also their romantic partner. Post-stroke depression is common in both partners and can have significant negative consequences, yet few effective interventions are available. The purpose of this study was to pilot test a novel 8-week remotely administered dyadic intervention (ReStoreD) designed to help couples better cope with stroke-related changes and reduce depressive symptoms.

A Collaboration Between Game Developers and Rehabilitation Researchers to Develop a Web-Based App for Persons With Physical Disabilities: Case Study.

Background: Individuals with a disability and their partners, who often provide care, are both at risk for depression and lower quality of life. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are promising to address barriers to mental health care. Rehabilitation researchers and software development researchers must collaborate effectively with each other and with clinical and patient stakeholders to ensure successful mHealth development.

Development of a novel positive psychology-based intervention for couples post-stroke.

Objective: Stroke provides challenges for survivors and partner caregivers. Stroke survivors and caregivers are interconnected in their emotional health, including depression, a common stroke sequelae. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the feasibility of a dyadic positive psychology-based intervention (PPI) for couples coping poststroke.