Review Article

Identifying a Framework for Hope in Order to Establish the Importance of Generalised Hopes for Individuals Who Have Suffered a Stroke

Table 1

Demographic information of individuals included.

Author Gender, marital status, and age Type of injuryCOREQ summary (/32)

Arnaert (2006) [8]84 male, 4 female 
4 married, 1 widowed single, 1 divorced
Age: 19–90 years (mean 60.1)
7 ischemic
1 hemorrhagic
Stroke severity ranged from 3.0 to 11.5 on the Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS)
19/32

Bays (2001) [37]93 male
6 female
6 married, 3 widowed
Age: mean 68.2
6 right hemispheric strokes
2 left hemispheric strokes
20/32

Wiles (2002) [38]138 male
5 female
Marital status not mentioned
Age: 41–79 years (mean 66)
No diagnostic information available.21/32

Barker (2005) [36]1912 male
7 female
9 married
Age: 42–82 years (mean 63.7)
12 left sided weaknesses
7 right sided weaknesses
21/32

Tutton (2012) [39]107 male, 3 female
No martial detail provided
Age 37–72 years (median 63)
No diagnostic information available
19/32

Lutz (2011) [11]1911 male, 8 female
No martial details provided
Age: 33–84 years (mean 64)
No diagnostic information available19/32

Kouwenhoven (2011) [40]93 male, 6 female
5 married, 3 widow, 1 divorced
Age: 30–75 years (mean 62.7)
3 left infarctions
5 right infarctions
1 right haemorrhage
22/32

Hartigan (2011) [7]105 female, 5 male
3 married/with spouse
7 single
Age: 70–83 years (mean 77)
No diagnostic information
available
18/32

Cross (2010) [41]1010 female
4 married
2 nuns
4 widowed
Age: 71–100 years (mean 79.8)
No diagnostic information
available
22/32

Bright (2013) [10]52 female, 3 male
No martial details provided
Age: 41–62 years (mean 50)
4 left infarctions
1 left haemorrhage
21/32

Note: studies denoted by the first author.