Identification of rehabilitation needs after a stroke: an exploratory study


Autoria(s): Talbot, Lise; Viscogliosi, Chantal; Desrosiers, Johanne; Vincent, Claude; Rousseau, Jacqueline; Robichaud, Line
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05/01/2007

05/01/2007

2004

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Affiliation: Jacqueline Rousseau : École de réadaptation, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal

BACKGROUND:Services to meet adequate rehabilitation needs of elderly stroke survivors are not always provided. Indeed, since 1995, in the wake of the Quebec shift to ambulatory care, home care services, mainly those related to rehabilitation of the elderly, are either unavailable or incomplete. The aim of this study was to examine the rehabilitation needs of this clientele from their hospitalization to their reintegration into the community.METHODS:The "Handicap Production Process" conceptual approach was chosen to help identify the rehabilitation needs of persons affected by physical or cognitive disabilities due to the interactions between personal and environmental factors, and (activities of daily living, social roles). This qualitative exploratory study was performed in 2003. Data were collected among four groups of experts: patients, caregivers, health care providers and administrators. Data triangulation was used to ensure a rigorous analysis and validity of the results.RESULTS:Unfulfilled needs could be found in the categories of pertaining to residence, community living, psychological and emotional needs. Indeed, it appears that a psychological follow-up to discuss acceptance and consequences of non-acceptance would facilitate mid-to long-term rehabilitation.CONCLUSION:Improving accessibility to healthcare services, respecting priority parking spaces for the disabled as well as promoting public awareness would enable a better social reintegration and recovery of social roles, thus limiting the onset of handicap situations.

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Talbot, L., Viscogliosi, C., Desrosiers, J., Vincent, C., Rousseau, J., & Robichaud, L. (2004). Identification of rehabilitation needs after a stroke: an exploratory study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2(1), 53.

1477-7525

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-2-53

http://www.hqlo.com/content/2/1/53

http://hdl.handle.net/1866/680

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