Cognitive assessment after stroke: A qualitative study of patients' experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clinical guidelines recommend early cognitive assessment after stroke to inform rehabilitation and discharge decisions. However, little is known about stroke survivors' experiences of the cognitive assessment process. This qualitative study aimed to explore patients' experiences of poststroke cognitive assessments.

Design

Stroke survivors were purposively sampled in an iterative process through a pool of research volunteers who had previously taken part in the Oxford Cognitive Screen Recovery study. Stroke survivors and their family caregivers were invited to participate in a semistructured interview steered by a topic guide. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Demographic, clinical and cognitive data were ac

SUBMITTER: Hobden G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314571 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature