Experiences of Self-Management Support Following a Stroke: A Meta-Review of Qualitative Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supporting self-management in stroke patients improves psychological and functional outcomes but evidence on how to achieve this is sparse. We aimed to synthesise evidence from systematic reviews of qualitative studies in an overarching meta-review to inform the delivery and development of self-management support interventions.

Methods

We systematically searched eight electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL for qualitative systematic reviews (published January 1993 to June 2012). We included studies exploring patients', carers' or health care professionals' experiences relevant to self-management support following a stroke, including studies describing the lived experience of surviving a stroke. We meta-synthesised the included review findings us

SUBMITTER: Pearce G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4682853 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature