Experiences using the poststroke checklist in Sweden with a focus on feasibility and relevance: a mixed-method design.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The wide range of outcomes after stroke emphasises the need for comprehensive long-term follow-up. The aim was to evaluate how people with stroke and health professionals (HPs) perceive the use of the poststroke checklist (PSC), with a focus on feasibility and relevance.

Design

An exploratory design with a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Setting

Outpatient care at a university hospital and primary care centres in western Sweden.

Participants

Forty-six consecutive patients (median age, 70; range, 41-85; 13 women) and 10 health professionals (median age 46; range, 35-63; 7 women).

Results

Most patients (87%) had one or more problems identified by the PSC. The most common problem areas were life after stroke (61%), cognition (56%), mo

SUBMITTER: Kjork EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528008 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature