Alexandra Terrill
University of Utah, UT·Psychology
A stroke changes life for two people: the survivor and the spouse or partner who helps care for them. An estimated 30–50% of stroke survivors and their carepartners develop symptoms of depression or anxiety.
- Fields
Psychology
Medicine & Clinical Research
Public Health & Epidemiology
- Topics
stroke
caregivers
carepartners
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Aug 2027
What they work on
- Test whether the 8-week online ReStoreD couples program reduces emotional distress in both stroke survivors and their carepartners, using a randomized waitlist-control trial of 200 couples.
- Examine whether changes in resilience, relationship quality, stroke-related stress and engagement in meaningful activities explain how ReStoreD reduces distress, using validated assessments at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 6 months.
- Explore which subgroups of stroke survivor–carepartner couples respond best to ReStoreD, to identify a more specific target population for this remotely delivered positive psychology intervention.
More about the research
These symptoms make rehabilitation go worse and lower quality of life. Few programs support couples together after a stroke, and the ones that exist are often hard to reach.
Why it matters
Stroke affects nearly 800,000 people in the US each year and is a leading cause of long-term disability. If the online couples program proves effective, it could give survivors and their partners accessible, sustainable support for coping emotionally with the aftermath of stroke. That support may in turn improve rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life for both people, and the trial could identify which couples would benefit most.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
University of Utah: 58 labs on PI Pages, $789M a year on research, 366 research doctorates a year.
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