Family Experience of Stroke Patients Regarding Prehospital Time: A Phenomenological Study

Abstract

Background: Stroke is a neurological disease that requires immediatetreatment, and family participation is very important when a stroke occursat home.Purpose: This study aims to explore the pre-hospital time experiences ofpatients’ families with stroke in Kolaka Regency.Methods: The study is a qualitative research with a phenomenologicaldesign. A total of 8 participants from families of stroke patients were recruitedusing a purposive sampling approach. Source triangulation was used in thisstudy from stroke patients. Data were collected through in-depth interviewsusing audio-recorded then transcribed verbatim and validated betweenresearchers. The data were analyzed using colaizzi method with a selectiveand focused analysis approach to obtain themes.Results: There are two themes of this study, the frst theme is responses ofstroke and the second theme is medical treatment.Conclusion: It is important that family members have a good responseand knowledge so that when one of their family members has a stroke, theycan be taken to the hospital at the right time. Our suggestion is that it isnecessary to increase family knowledge about stroke to minimize the delayin stroke rescue time.