The document discusses the role of a health care social worker in assisting stroke patients and their families through the rehabilitation process. It describes some of the physical, emotional, and social implications of suffering a stroke, such as personality changes, loss of mobility, and new family responsibilities. The social worker aims to help families understand and accept the situation, make adjustments, and support the patient and each other through family therapy sessions. They emphasize the importance of focusing on the entire family's well-being, not just the stroke victim, during recovery.
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For the person in pain, so incontestably and unnegotiably pres
is it that "having pain" may come to be thought of as the
vibrant example of what it is to "have certainty," while for the
other person it is so elusive that "hearing about pain" may exist
as the primary model of what it is "to have doubt." Thus pain
comes unsharably into our midst as at once that which cannot be
denied and that which cannot be confirmed.
—ELAINE SCARRY
(1985, 4)
. . . I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire that mine own tears
Do scald like molten lead.
—WILUAM SHAKESPEARE
King Lear (IV.vii.46-48)
Chronic pain is a major public health concern in North American
society (Osterweis et al. 1987). Whether in the form of disabling
chronic lower back pain or severe migraine headaches or in the
somewhatless common types affecting neck/ face, chest/ abdomen,
arms and legs/ or the whole body, chronic pain syndromes are an
increasingly common source of disability in our time (Stone 1984).
Paradoxically, the medical profession is dangerous for chronic pain
patients. Medical care fosters addiction to narcotic analgesic drugs/
polypharmacy (the use of multiple drugs) with medications that
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exert serious side effects, overuse of expensive and risky tests, un-
^necessary surgery that can produce serious damage/ and obstacles to
[leaving the disabled role. The disability system contributes as well
:by its active disincentives for the patient to undertake rehabilitation
land to return to work. Both systems create anger and frustration for
patients and families (Katon et al. 1982; Turner and Chapman 1982).
If there is a single experience shared by virtually all chronic pain
patients it is that at some point those around them—chiefly practi-
'tioners, but also at times family members—come to question the
authenticity of the patient's experience of pain. This response con-
tributes powerfully to patients dissatisfaction with the professional
treatment system and to their search for alternatives. Chronic pain
discloses that the training and methods of health professionals ap-
pear to prevent them from effectively caring for the chronically ffl.
Redprocally, chronic pain patients are the bete noire of many health
professionals, who come to find them excessively demanding, hos-
tile, and undermining of care. A duet of escalating antagonism en-
sues, much to the detriment of the protagonists.
Chronic pain involves one of the most common processes in the
human experience of illness worldwide, a process I will refer to by
the inelegant but revealing name somaHzafion. Somatization is the
commuiucation of personal and interpersonal problems m a physi-
cal idiom of distress and a pattern of behavior that emphasizes the
seeking of medical help. Somatization is a sociophysiological con-
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In Conversation with Compassion and Care
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Anger
Anxiety
Guilt
FearFrustration
sadness
The term ‘stroke’ denotes a
neurological disturbance after
bleeding in the brain, which results
in loss of movement, control,
strength and reaction times. Other
after-effects include spasticity of the
limbs, loss of feeling, vision and
speech difficulties and loss of body
awareness.
Strokes can be minor (a transient
ischaemic attack), or major
(haemorragic or ischaemic stroke). A
haemorragic stroke refers to a blood
vessel in the brain that is either
leaking or has burst, while an
ischaemic stroke means a blockage in
an artery leading to the brain.
Implications of a stroke
The social and emotional
implications of a stroke for the patient
and family are the concern of the
health care social worker, who may be
involved at all stages of rehabilitation.
Subtle or significant changes mean
awareness and acceptance of the new
situation, as well as some adjustments
in family lifestyle.
Each family member will need to
accept and respond in a supportive
way to: personality changes, loss of
pride and dignity, frustration,
mobility issues which necessitate
acquiring a barrier-free home, role
reversal with accompanying new
responsibilities and financial stress.
A stroke patient sheds tears easily
and this is a result of brain trauma,
and not necessarily an emotional
upset. I often suggest to the family
that they continue the conversation,
and acknowledge the tears without
making a fuss. However, if depression
is suspected, the family should
consult a mental health professional.
Thus, my preferred helping
modality is family therapy because:
• A high anxiety level makes it
difficult to take in new
information.
• A stroke can arouse strong
emotions about past events and
relationships and having the
family group present assists in
keeping issues current and
focused.
I advise that the concerns of the
stroke patient should not be allowed
to block out the needs of other family
members. As an example, young
children may develop symptoms and
attitudes that they cannot easily
explain and this calls for discussion,
explanation and encouragement. The
focus should not be on the stroke
victim alone, but on the whole family,
as the stroke effects everyone.
In order to facilitate an
understanding of stroke-related
personality changes, I use the term
‘hibernation’.
Hibernation is intended to convey
that the individual is drawing on
inner resources to assist with the
healing process, and to help the stroke
patient through a crisis, rather than
isolating themselves from loved ones.
It is used to ease any feelings of
being rejected by the family members,
and it is my opinion that depression
does not fully describe the intensity
and purpose of the withdrawal.
Family members can help their
loved one by providing
encouragement, celebrating
improvements and letting the
survivor do as much as possible
independently. Caregivers and other
family and friends can reassure stroke
survivors that they are wanted,
needed and important to them.
Stroke
StrokeThe role of the
health care social worker
Ruth Katz specialises in helping clients who suffer from
moodswings that they do not understand.
A Social Worker and mental health professional for
over thirty years, Ruth combines both her professional
and personal insight, having experienced both poles of
Bipolar Mood Disorder. She has successfully used brain
research techniques and tools to overcome feelings of
loneliness and alienation in her own life and would like
to share these with others. rodruth@mweb.co.za