Patients' responses to incidentally discovered silent brain infarcts - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Incidentally discovered silent brain infarcts (id-SBIs) are an understudied condition with probable clinical significance, but it is not known how patients respond to or prioritize this condition. We sought to assess reporting of id-SBIs and how patients approach their diagnosis.

Methods

Patients with id-SBIs were identified from sequential scans between 12/2015-5/2016, were referred by treating clinicians, or self-referred for the study. This study used qualitative semi-structured interviews. Purposeful sampling was used to achieve diversity in acuity, setting, and recruitment strategy. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. A constant comparative method was used to develop a coding schema, find consensus, and iteratively explore emergent themes until th

SUBMITTER: Leung LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6462438 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature