Martha Gustavsson1, Charlotte Ytterberg2,3, Susanne Guidetti1. 1. Division of Occupational Therapy. Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 2. Division of Physiotherapy. Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 3. Function Area Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
Background: Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could increase the intensity of rehabilitation, the level of patient activity and participation in everyday life after stroke and is in line with having a person-centred approach.Aim: To explore how healthcare professionals use and could potentially use ICT to enable a person-centred rehabilitation process after stroke. Methods: Six individual and two focus group interviews were conducted with a group of healthcare professionals working within rehabilitation after stroke. A grounded theory approach was used to collect and analyze the data. Results: The professionals described their current use of ICT as well as their vision of how ICT could be incorporated as a tool in rehabilitation for sharing in four categories: (1) Sharing of information, (2) Collaborating from a distance, (3) Having transparency in the documentation and (4) Supporting patients' use of ICT. Conclusion: Professionals state that using ICT solutions in rehabilitation after stroke could increase sharing between professionals and their patients and increase patient participation in the rehabilitation process.Significance: This study highlights the importance of developing ICT that healthcare professionals could use along with a person-centred approach. The results will be used to develop an ICT-supported multidisciplinary intervention for rehabilitation after stroke.
Background: Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could increase the intensity of rehabilitation, the level of patient activity and participation in everyday life after stroke and is in line with having a person-centred approach.Aim: To explore how healthcare professionals use and could potentially use ICT to enable a person-centred rehabilitation process after stroke. Methods: Six individual and two focus group interviews were conducted with a group of healthcare professionals working within rehabilitation after stroke. A grounded theory approach was used to collect and analyze the data. Results: The professionals described their current use of ICT as well as their vision of how ICT could be incorporated as a tool in rehabilitation for sharing in four categories: (1) Sharing of information, (2) Collaborating from a distance, (3) Having transparency in the documentation and (4) Supporting patients' use of ICT. Conclusion: Professionals state that using ICT solutions in rehabilitation after stroke could increase sharing between professionals and their patients and increase patient participation in the rehabilitation process.Significance: This study highlights the importance of developing ICT that healthcare professionals could use along with a person-centred approach. The results will be used to develop an ICT-supported multidisciplinary intervention for rehabilitation after stroke.
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ICT; Neurology; activities of daily living; participation; qualitative method and grounded theory; technology
Authors: Emmelie Barenfeld; Joanne M Fuller; Sara Wallström; Andreas Fors; Lilas Ali; Inger Ekman Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2022-04-04 Impact factor: 2.655