Continuity of Care Advocate Model (CCAM): Healthcare Workers' Perspectives on Quality Stroke Care at an Acute Unit, Rehabilitation Center and Community Rehabilitation Program in Singapore.
Qual Health Res
; 33(1-2): 53-62, 2023 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36420949
ABSTRACT
Physicians, nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals including physiotherapists and occupational therapists play important roles as they work closely with stroke survivors to improve functional independence in daily activities and quality of life. Yet, in Singapore little is known about their perspectives on what constitute quality stroke care based on their clinical experiences. In this project, our qualitative interviews with 15 healthcare workers at a major stroke center in the country yielded a Continuity of Care Advocate Model (CCAM) to help us better understand our participants' experience-based perspectives on quality stroke care. We found that CCAM, constructed based on the perspectives of HCWs across a stroke care continuum, is a holistic model of quality stroke care which prioritizes support for patients and their families throughout the patient's health trajectory. We conclude by discussing how this model is aligned with and differs from current research on definitions of care continuity.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stroke
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Physical Therapists
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Stroke Rehabilitation
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Qual Health Res
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Singapur