Implementing a new model of primary care for stroke survivors living in the community: a mixed-methods process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival after stroke is improving, leading to increased demand on primary care and community services to meet the long-term care needs of people living with stroke. Improving Primary Care After Stroke (IPCAS) is a novel model of primary care for stroke survivors living in the community. IPCAS was a complex intervention, with intervention components aimed at stroke survivors and healthcare professionals. This process evaluation aimed to explore how the intervention was delivered in context and how participants engaged with the intervention.

Methods

The process evaluation was underpinned by the National Institute of Health's Behaviour Change Consortium fidelity framework. A mixed methods design was used to assess fidelity of design, training, delivery and engagemen

SUBMITTER: Aquino MRJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276669 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature