Exploring the perspectives of key stakeholders on the design and delivery of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for people post-stroke.

Exploring the perspectives of key stakeholders on the design and delivery of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for people post-stroke.

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PurposeStroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.Despite the prevalence and associated burden of post-stroke cognitive impairment, there is uncertainty regarding optimum interventions to improve cognitive function in people post-stroke.The aim of this study is to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders on the design and development of a multidisciplinary intervention to rehabilitate cognitive deficits in people post-stroke.Materials and methodsAudio-recorded, semi-structured interviews were employed with people post-stroke, caregivers, healthcare professionals and academics.All transcribed interviews were exported to NVivo software and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

ResultsThirty interviews GIFT CARD were conducted across stakeholder groups including people post-stroke (n = 10), caregivers (n = 5), healthcare professionals (n = 14) and academics (n = 1).Four themes relevant to the design and development of the intervention were identified (i) engagement in the intervention must be meaningful, (ii) the point of readiness to engage, (iii) a familiar but flexible setting is key (iv) pragmatics of intervention delivery.ConclusionsThese findings present new perspectives across stakeholder groups Board Game/New on the design and delivery of an intervention to rehabilitate cognitive deficits in people post-stroke.Taken together with existing quantitative evidence, these findings will inform the development of a feasibility trial, examining patient and process outcomes, to rehabilitate cognitive deficits post-stroke.