TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of strategies to support home-based exercise adherence after stroke
T2 - A Delphi consensus
AU - Mahmood, Amreen
AU - Deshmukh, Anagha
AU - Natarajan, Manikandan
AU - Marsden, Dianne
AU - Vyslysel, Glade
AU - Padickaparambil, Sebastian
AU - Ts, Shwetha
AU - Direito, Artur
AU - Kumaran, Senthil
AU - Girish, N.
AU - Sachdev, Harpreet
AU - Kumar Veluswamy, Sundar
AU - Karthikbabu, Suruliraj
AU - Unnikrishnan, B.
AU - English, Coralie
AU - Solomon, John M.
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PY - 2022/1/6
Y1 - 2022/1/6
N2 - Objective To develop a set of strategies to enhance adherence to home-based exercises after stroke, and an overarching framework to classify these strategies. Method We conducted a four-round Delphi consensus (two online surveys, followed by a focus group then a consensus round). The Delphi panel consisted of 13 experts from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, behaviour science and community medicine. The experts were from India, Australia and UK. Results In round 1, a 10-item survey using open-ended questions was emailed to panel members and 75 strategies were generated. Of these, 25 strategies were included in round 2 for further consideration. A total of 64 strategies were finally included in the subsequent rounds. In round 3, the strategies were categorised into nine domains - (1) patient education on stroke and recovery, (2) method of exercise prescription, (3) feedback and supervision, (4) cognitive remediation, (5) involvement of family members, (6) involvement of society, (7) promoting self-efficacy, (8) motivational strategies and (9) reminder strategies. The consensus from 12 experts (93%) led to the development of the framework in round 4. Conclusion We developed a framework of comprehensive strategies to assist clinicians in supporting exercise adherence among stroke survivors. It provides practical methods that can be deployed in both research and clinical practices. Future studies should explore stakeholders' experiences and the cost-effectiveness of implementing these strategies.
AB - Objective To develop a set of strategies to enhance adherence to home-based exercises after stroke, and an overarching framework to classify these strategies. Method We conducted a four-round Delphi consensus (two online surveys, followed by a focus group then a consensus round). The Delphi panel consisted of 13 experts from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, behaviour science and community medicine. The experts were from India, Australia and UK. Results In round 1, a 10-item survey using open-ended questions was emailed to panel members and 75 strategies were generated. Of these, 25 strategies were included in round 2 for further consideration. A total of 64 strategies were finally included in the subsequent rounds. In round 3, the strategies were categorised into nine domains - (1) patient education on stroke and recovery, (2) method of exercise prescription, (3) feedback and supervision, (4) cognitive remediation, (5) involvement of family members, (6) involvement of society, (7) promoting self-efficacy, (8) motivational strategies and (9) reminder strategies. The consensus from 12 experts (93%) led to the development of the framework in round 4. Conclusion We developed a framework of comprehensive strategies to assist clinicians in supporting exercise adherence among stroke survivors. It provides practical methods that can be deployed in both research and clinical practices. Future studies should explore stakeholders' experiences and the cost-effectiveness of implementing these strategies.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055946
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055946
M3 - Article
C2 - 34992120
AN - SCOPUS:85122946786
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 12
SP - e055946
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 1
M1 - e055946
ER -