Experiences of chain of care and rehabilitation after stroke: a qualitative study of persons discharged to skilled nursing facilities before returning home.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore how people with stroke, discharged to skilled nursing facilities before returning home, experience the chain of care and rehabilitation.

Design

Qualitative, semi-structured interview design.

Methods

Thirteen stroke survivors discharged from a stroke unit to a skilled nursing facility before returning to independent living participated. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted 2-5 months after stroke and analysed with content analysis.

Results

The analysis resulted in three categories, Organizational processes, critical and complex, Rehabilitation, the right support at the right time and Adaptation to the changed situation, with a total of 9 subcategories. The informants perceived low participation in planning and goalsetting and

SUBMITTER: Fors S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218674 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature