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FAQ: How Sharing Feelings Impacts Stroke Recovery and Loneliness
TL;DR
Stroke survivors who openly share feelings with caregivers achieve better recovery outcomes, gaining a significant advantage over those who remain silent about their health concerns.
A study of 763 stroke patients found that social constraints at 90 days post-stroke predicted loneliness and disability at one year as effectively as initial stroke severity.
Creating safe spaces for stroke survivors to express emotions enhances recovery, fostering better mental health and stronger social connections for improved quality of life.
Stroke recovery improves dramatically when survivors feel comfortable discussing fears, with open communication being as crucial to outcomes as the stroke's initial severity.
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Stroke survivors who felt uncomfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings about their condition and future had slower physical and cognitive recovery and reported feeling lonelier when assessed one year after their stroke.
The study found that difficulty sharing feelings with family and friends was as important as the severity of the stroke for identifying patients who would experience greater disability and poorer physical function one year after the stroke.
At 3 months after their stroke, participants identified a person they regularly depend on (often a family caregiver) and answered two questions about whether they felt this person didn't want to hear about their feelings or whether they had to keep feelings to themselves to avoid making the other person uncomfortable.
The research was led by E. Alison Holman, Ph.D., a professor at UC Irvine, and will be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2026 in New Orleans, Feb. 4-6, 2026.
STRONG (Stroke, stress, Rehabilitation, and Genetics) is a study conducted at 28 U.S. sites that has previously revealed worse one-year recovery after stroke is associated with higher pre-stroke stress, post-traumatic stress symptoms during hospitalization, and certain genetic variations.
Supporting caregivers, family and healthcare professionals to provide a safe space that encourages stroke survivors to share their feelings and fears after having a stroke may enhance stroke recovery outcomes.
This is a research abstract presented at a scientific meeting that has not been peer-reviewed, and the findings are considered preliminary until published as a full manuscript in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
The research was embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
The analysis included more than 700 participants from the STRONG study conducted at 28 U.S. sites.
Creating an environment where stroke survivors feel comfortable sharing their feelings and fears about their condition and future health may be important for reducing loneliness and improving recovery outcomes.
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