Coping strategies on the lifestyle changes of persons who suffered from stroke

The study used a descriptive quantitative type of research. The respondents of the study were post-stroke individuals who have met the inclusion criteria and were selected using non-probability purposive sampling. The researchers utilized an adapted-modified type of questionnaire which was subjected to content face validation by three respectable validators. Data was analyzed using frequency distribution, mean, t-test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The following were the results of the study: (1) the profile of the 100 respondents showed that 51%of the entire population belonged to 50-55 years old age group, 21% were high school graduates, 69% had only one attack of stroke, 60% are males, 82% had a blue-collar job, 85% of the population are Catholics, 64% were breadwinners before the attack of stroke, and 50% had a monthly income of below Php8,000; (2) the persons who suffered from stroke always use planning, active coping, acceptance, positive reframing, religion, and lastly, emotional support as their coping strategies; (3) the coping strategies of persons who suffered from stroke showed no significance difference when they were grouped according to age, educational attainment, frequency of attack, gender, religion, and socio-economic status. On the other hand, the coping strategies of persons who suffered from stroke showed a significant difference when they were grouped according to their roles in the family