[The meaning of caregiving experience lived by Lebanese family caregivers of stroke survivors at home]. / La signification de l'expérience du "prendre soin" pour des aidants familiaux libanais de survivants d'accident vasculaire cérébral à domicile.

UNLABELLED: Introduction six million of deaths are due today to stroke, while stroke survivors will depend on their caregivers at home. BACKGROUND: As the literature noted in, these caregivers meet challenges and satisfactions, encouraging them to resort to adaptation strategies in order to cope with their care situation. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to describe and understand the experience of Lebanese family caregivers who take care at home of a relative stroke survivor. METHOD: Using the phenomenological approach of Giorgi (1997), twelve interviews were conducted with six family caregivers who have been recruited through a rehabilitation center in Beirut. RESULTS: Eight themes have emerged from the phenomenological analysis: the family caregiver burden, the missing social support, the learning through his experience of a family caregiver, the contribution to caregiving survivor, the selflessness in the caregiving, the gratitude in the caregiving, the familiarization with new routines and reconciliation with new lifestyle. The proposed essence from this phenomenological analysis is: the satisfaction in taking care of the stoke survivor by facing challenges and bringing order into the chaos caused by the stroke. CONCLUSION: The knowledge gained from this study would allow nurses to identify family caregivers at risk in order to help them to adapt to their new role as caregivers, and to develop health promotion strategies, taking into consideration their experience.

[Nursing practice in Lebanon: specificities and challenges]. / Spécificités et défis de l'exercice infirmier au Liban.

The increase in life expectancy as well as the emergence of non-communicable diseases have had an influence on the nursing profession in Lebanon. In this predominantly female profession, the profession is recognized and encouraged to pursue higher education degrees and engage into research. The Order of Nurses in Lebanon contributes to the promotion of the professional autonomy of nursing.