A Six-Month Telerehabilitation Programme Delivered via Readily Accessible Technology Is Acceptable to People Following Stroke: A Qualitative Study

Simple item page
aut.relation.journalPhysiotherapy
dc.contributor.authorSaywell, Nicola L
dc.contributor.authorMudge, Suzie
dc.contributor.authorKayes, Nicola M
dc.contributor.authorStavric, Verna
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Denise
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T00:46:25Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T00:46:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-19
dc.description.abstractObjective To explore the experiences of participants during a six-month, post-stroke telerehabilitation programme. Design A qualitative descriptive study to investigate participant experiences of ACTIV (Augmented Community Telerehabilitation Intervention), a six-month tailored exercise programme delivered by physiotherapists primarily using readily accessible telecommunication technology. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were used to collect data, which were analysed using thematic analysis. Setting Interviews conducted in participants’ homes or a community facility. Participants Participants were eligible if they had a stroke in the previous 18 months and had participated in ACTIV. Results Twenty-one participants were interviewed. Four key themes were constructed from the data: 1. ‘ACTIV was not what I call physio’ (it differed from participants’ expectations of physiotherapy, but they reported many positive aspects to the programme). 2. ‘There’s somebody there’ (ongoing support from the physiotherapists helped participants find strategies to continue improving). 3. ‘Making progress’ (in the face of barriers, small improvements were valued). 4. ‘What I really want’ (participant goals were frequently more general than therapy goals and involved progress towards getting back to ‘normal’). Conclusions Although ACTIV was not what participants expected from physiotherapy, the majority found contact from a physiotherapist reduced the feeling of being left to struggle alone. Most participants found a programme with minimal face-to-face contact augmented by phone calls and encouraging text messages to be helpful and acceptable.
dc.identifier.citationPhysiotherapy, ISSN: 0031-9406 (Print), Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2023.05.001
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.physio.2023.05.001
dc.identifier.issn0031-9406
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16315
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031940623000275
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject4206 Public Health
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subjectClinical Trials and Supportive Activities
dc.subjectStroke
dc.subject6.7 Physical
dc.subject6 Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions
dc.subjectStroke
dc.subject1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.subject3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
dc.titleA Six-Month Telerehabilitation Programme Delivered via Readily Accessible Technology Is Acceptable to People Following Stroke: A Qualitative Study
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id507564
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Saywell et al 2023 A six-month telerehab programme is acceptable to people following stroke.pdf
Size:
320.49 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Journal article
Download
Collections
School of Clinical Sciences - Te Kura Mātai Haumanu