Gateway to Recovery: A Comparative Analysis of Stroke Patients’ Experiences of Change and Learning in Norway and Denmark

Table 3

Ways to overcome and manage altered conditions.

Main theme	Subthemes
Strategies and personal factors that promote motivation	Goal setting – strengthening the recovery process
	Positive attitude, earlier experiences, competence and mindset
	Trying out… finding solutions … scheduling and organizing
	Integrating training into everyday life
	Accepting, avoiding and postponing?
The involvement of family, social network and peers	Help from family members
	Significance of family support
	Conversations about the stroke and the new life
	Comparing with others and interplay with other peers
Professionals’ support	Cooperation with health professionals
	Individual customization
	Support or absence of support from health professionals
	Supporting the relatives
Social structures that limited the recovery process	Return to work – a particular issue in the recovery process
	Getting out and about – transport and driving ban limiting recovery