Health care providers' perceptions of factors that influence the provision of acute stroke care in urban and rural settings: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Individuals living in rural areas have comparatively less access to acute stroke care than their urban counterparts. Understanding the local barriers and facilitators to the use of current best practice for acute stroke may inform efforts to reduce this disparity.

Methods

A qualitative study featuring semi-structured interviews and focus groups was conducted in the Australian state of Tasmania. Clinical staff from a range of disciplines involved in acute stroke care were recruited from three of the state's four major public hospitals (one urban and two rural). A semi-structured interview guide based on the findings of an earlier quantitative study was used to elicit discussion about the barriers and facilitators associated with providing acute stroke care. An indu

SUBMITTER: Dwyer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223863 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature