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| Benchmarking as everyday functional assessment in stroke recovery | | Author(s) | Jaber F Gubrium, Maude R Rittman, Christine Williams |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 4, July 2003 |
| Pages | pp S203-S211 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Rehabilitation ; Self care capacity ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Functional assessment in stroke recovery extends beyond formal testing and evaluation. Stroke survivors themselves continuously engage in the process of reckoning their functional capacities as they go about their everyday lives. This process (known as benchmarking) is discussed, and the article illustrates how it operates in three areas of experience: self-definition; comorbidity and age; and the tasks of daily life. Benchmarking data are drawn from in-depth qualitative interviews with male stroke survivors of various ages and from three ethnic groups (Hispanic, African American, and non-Hispanic white). The results show that the benchmarking process is evident in all social categories, but that specific kinds of benchmarks may be more prominent in some categories than others. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040406211 A |
| Classmark | CQA: LM: CA: F: 3DP: 7T |
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