Kinesiophobia in older patients after stroke: a mixed-methods study using a life-course perspective
Yujing Gu, Honggan Wang, Mengmeng Zhong, Zhaodi Liao, Jianfen Ma, Jun Xie · 2026
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Yujing Gu leads a six-author team reporting a 2026 mixed-methods study of kinesiophobia, an excessive fear of movement, in older stroke survivors in Wuxi, China. Between January 2024 and June 2025, 307 patients aged 60 or older in subacute or chronic recovery completed questionnaires on physical function, psychological state, and illness adaptation. Eighteen of them later gave semi-structured interviews, read through a life-course lens that weighs early experiences, relationships, and timing across a lifetime.
Kinesiophobia affected 64.8 percent of the sample, 199 of the 307 patients counted in the survey. Muscle weakness, fear of falling, frailty, and anxiety each raised the likelihood, while being over 81, confidence in exercising, and acceptance of the illness lowered it. Interviews distilled four themes covering historical setting, linked lives, life timing, and personal agency. The authors urge nurses to screen for movement fear routinely and to shape rehabilitation plans around each patient's history.
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| CREATOR | Yujing Gu, Honggan Wang, Mengmeng Zhong, Zhaodi Liao, Jianfen Ma, Jun Xie |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 72878 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |