STROKE PATIENTS EXPERIENCES OF WEEKEND DAYS SPENT ON A STROKE UNIT: A DESCRIPTIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
| Autor: | Rachel Hayden, Farzaneh Yazdani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030504 nursing Interpretative phenomenological analysis Stroke patient business.industry education 06 humanities and the arts 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Unit (housing) 03 medical and health sciences Physical therapy Medicine 060301 applied ethics 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research. 5:89 |
| ISSN: | 2278-0343 |
| Popis: | Large amounts of quantitative data about stroke care are being collected in National Stroke Audits, but at present there is little information about how patients themselves experience this care, information that is important when designing patient-centred services. This study aimed to explore weekend days on a stroke unit from the patients’ perspective. In-depth interviews were conducted with four stroke inpatients, and the interview data was transcribed and analysed using a descriptive phenomenological approach. Although each patient’s experience was individual, some common themes occured. The main theme was the perception of inactivity, with various subcategories within this, namely boredom, influence of other people, visitors and needing time to rest. Three other smaller themes were also identified: frustration, a reluctance to criticise ward staff, and changing perceptions of weekend days as patients progressed through their rehabilitation. These results are discussed and implications for practice are suggested. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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