Selection process for botulinum toxin injections in patients with chronic-stage hemiplegic stroke: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Botulinum toxin (BT) injection is a new treatment for spasticity with hemiplegia after stroke. How a patient decides to receive BT injections after becoming aware of the treatment remains unclear. In this exploratory qualitative study, we aimed to investigate patients' decision-making about treatment strategies in collaboration with family and health professionals and to identify conflicts in patients' feelings about BT treatment.

Methods

The study included six patients with stroke sequelae. Data were collected using comprehensive interviews and were analyzed using the grounded theory approach and trajectory equifinality modeling.

Results

After patients learned about BT treatment, they clearly exhibited the following two concurrent perceptions: "the restric

SUBMITTER: Arai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923967 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature