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O' Donoghue M, Boland P, Leahy S, Galvin R, Hayes S. Exploring the perspectives of key stakeholders on the design and delivery of an intervention to rehabilitate people with cognitive deficits post-stroke. HRB Open Res 2021; 3:93. [PMID: 38385122 PMCID: PMC10879761 DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13184.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Cognitive impairment is common post-stroke and can result in negative sequalae such as a lower quality of life, increased carer burden and increased healthcare costs. Despite the prevalence and associated burden of post-stroke cognitive impairment, there is uncertainty regarding the optimum intervention to improve cognitive function post-stroke. By exploring the perspectives of people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals on cognitive impairment, this qualitative study aims to inform the design and development of an intervention to rehabilitate cognitive impairment post-stroke. Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach will be applied, using semi-structured interviews with people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals. People post-stroke will be recruited via gatekeepers from a local stroke support group and Headway, a brain injury support service. Carers will be recruited via a gatekeeper from a local carers branch. Healthcare professionals will be recruited via gatekeepers from relevant neurological sites and via Twitter. The final number of participants recruited will be guided by information power. Data will be collectively analysed and synthesised using thematic analysis. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (COREQ) guidelines will be used to standardize the conduct and reporting of the research. Conclusions: It is anticipated that exploring the perspectives of people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals on cognitive impairment post-stroke will inform the development of an evidence-based optimal intervention to rehabilitate cognitive deficits post-stroke. This study was granted ethical approval from the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee at the University of Limerick. Study findings will be disseminated locally through presentations at stroke support groups, as well as internationally through academic conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mairéad O' Donoghue
- School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
- Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
- Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
- Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
- Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
- Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 X5K6, Ireland
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O' Donoghue M, Boland P, Leahy S, Galvin R, Hayes S. Exploring the perspectives of people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals to inform the development of an intervention to improve cognitive impairment post-stroke. HRB Open Res 2020. [DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13184.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Cognitive impairment is common post-stroke and can result in negative sequalae such as a lower quality of life, increased carer burden and increased healthcare costs. Despite the prevalence and associated burden of post-stroke cognitive impairment, there is uncertainty regarding the optimum intervention to improve cognitive function post-stroke. By exploring the perspectives of people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals on cognitive impairment, this qualitative study aims to inform the design and development of an intervention to rehabilitate cognitive impairment post-stroke. Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach will be applied, using semi-structured interviews with people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals. People post-stroke will be recruited via gatekeepers from a local stroke support group and Headway, a brain injury support service. Carers will be recruited via a gatekeeper from a local carers branch. Healthcare professionals will be recruited via gatekeepers from relevant neurological sites and via Twitter. The final number of participants recruited will be guided by information power. Data will be collectively analysed and synthesised using thematic analysis. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (COREQ) guidelines will be used to standardize the conduct and reporting of the research. Conclusions: It is anticipated that exploring the perspectives of people post-stroke, carers and healthcare professionals on cognitive impairment post-stroke will inform the development of an evidence-based optimal intervention to rehabilitate cognitive deficits post-stroke. This study was granted ethical approval from the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee at the University of Limerick. Study findings will be disseminated locally through presentations at stroke support groups, as well as internationally through academic conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
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