Supportive care needs of patients who had a stroke: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Incidences of stroke are on the rise and approximately 80 million stroke survivors worldwide live with disabilities. Supportive care needs of stroke survivors are not adequately defined, and the assessment tools to help care service providers identify these needs are unclear. The overall aim of this scoping review will be to map the supportive care needs of stroke survivors against the Supportive Care Needs Framework.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will be conducted following Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework and Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) updated methodological guidance for scoping review. This review will mainly use Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework as the basic framework. The review will also follow JBI's updated methodo

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature