Process evaluation of the Restore4stroke Self-Management intervention 'Plan Ahead!': a stroke-specific self-management intervention.
Clin Rehabil
; 30(12): 1175-1185, 2016 Dec.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the self-management intervention was implemented as intended. Additionally, we studied involvement in and satisfaction with the intervention among patients, their partners and therapists. DESIGN: Mixed method, prospective study. SETTING: Outpatient facilities of hospitals/rehabilitation centres. PARTICIPANTS: Stroke patients, their partners and therapists from the experimental arm of the Restore4Stroke Self-Management study. INTERVENTION: 'Plan Ahead!' is a 10-week self-management intervention for stroke patients and partners, consisting of seven two-hour group sessions. Proactive action planning, education and peer support are main elements of this intervention. MAIN MEASURES: Session logs, questionnaires for therapists, patients and their partners, and focus groups. DATA ANALYSIS: Qualitative data were analysed with thematic analysis supplemented by quasi-statistics. Quantitative data were reported as descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The study sample consisted of 53 patients and 26 partners taking part in the intervention, and all therapists delivering the intervention (N = 19). At least three-quarters of the intervention sessions were attended by 33 patients and 24 partners. On a scale from 1 to 10, patients, partners and therapists rated the intervention with mean scores of 7.5 (SD1.6), 7.8 (SD.7) and 7.4 (SD.7), respectively. Peer support was the most frequently appreciated element for participants and therapists. The proactive action planning tool was adequately applied in 76 of the 96 sessions. CONCLUSION: Although the target audience was reached and both participants and therapists were satisfied with the intervention, the proactive action planning tool that distinguishes the current intervention from existing stroke-specific self-management interventions was only partly implemented according to protocol.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Planificación de Atención al Paciente
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Autocuidado
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Clin Rehabil
Asunto de la revista:
REABILITACAO
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido