Exploring the life experiences of stroke survivors in Nigeria using the interpretive phenomenological analysis

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Profile of Nigerian stroke survivor participants (n = 12)

Identifiers/ characteristics	Pseudonyms	Occupation	Employed before stroke	Employed after stroke	Type of stroke	No. of stroke incidences	Age	Gender	Highest education	Year of stroke incidence	Years living with stroke	Side affected	Type of hospital attended
Survivor 1	S1	Lecturer	Yes	Yes	Haemorrhagic	1	54	Female	PhD	2017	3 years	Left	Private & Public
Survivor 2	S2	Teacher	Yes	No	Ischaemic	1	58	Female	NCE	2017	3 years	Left	Private
Survivor 3	S3	Mechanical Engineer	Yes	No	Ischaemic	1	49	Male	HND	2018	2 years	Left	Private
Survivor 4	S4	Businessman	Yes	Yes	Ischaemic	1	64	Male	SSCE	2013	7 years	Right	Tradio-medical and public
Survivor 5	S5	Retired teacher	Yes	No	Haemorrhagic	2	66	Female	B.Ed	2017	3 years	Left	Private and public
Survivor 6	S6	Retired Account officer	Yes	Yes	Haemorrhagic	1	69	Male	OND	2014	6 years	Right	Public
Survivor 7	S7	Teacher	Yes	No	Ischaemic	2	62	Female	BSC	2017	3 years	Left	Public
Survivor 8	S8	Health Attendant	Yes	Yes	Ischaemic	1	49	Female	SSCE	2016	4 years	Right	Public
Survivor 9	S9	Trader	Yes	No	Haemorrhagic	1	60	Female	SSCE	2019	2 year	Left	Public
Survivor 10	S10	Trader	Yes	No	Ischaemic	1	72	Female	No formal Education	2016	4 years	Right	Public
Survivor 11	S11	Trader	Yes	No	Ischaemic	1	50	Female	SSCE	2016	4 years	Left	Tradio-medical and public
Survivor 12	S12	Trader	Yes	No	Ischaemic	1	61	Female	SSCE	2019	4 years	Right	Public

PhD Doctor of Philosophy, NCE National Certificate of Education, HND Higher National Diploma, SSCE Senior School Certificate Exam, B.Ed. Bachelor of Education, OND Ordinary National Diploma