A conceptual model of treatment burden and patient capacity in stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment burden is the workload of healthcare experienced by those with long-term conditions and the impact that this has on well-being. Treatment burden can negatively impact on quality of life and adherence to treatments. Individuals are likely to differ in their ability to manage health problems and follow treatments, defined as patient capacity. This has been under investigated in stroke. The aim of this paper is to create a conceptual model of treatment burden and patient capacity for people who have had a stroke through exploration of their experiences of healthcare.

Methods

Interviews were conducted at home with 29 individuals who have had a stroke. These were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Fifteen explored treatment burden and were analysed by framewo

SUBMITTER: Gallacher KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759246 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature