What matters to patients with stroke in India and why: a qualitative study.

Conclusions: Outcome preferences of patients with stroke are not universal. The conceptual framework including its domains and contents developed in this study can be a useful guide to clinicians and researchers in choosing what to measure within Indian as well as other similar sociocultural contexts.Implications for rehabilitationPost-stroke functional outcome measurement is meaningful only when it is conceptualized within the context in which the personal, social, and cultural values of patients are well-recognized.There are notable differences in the type of activities constituting daily activities and how they were performed in India compared to a western cultural context.Patients' daily functioning is characterized by the differences in personal preferences, cultural norms and practices, family and living arrangements, lifestyle, and characteristics of natural and built environment and the available public infrastructure.Differentiating activities patients cannot do from the "no need to do" or "don't want to do" should be viewed as a critical aspect of patient reported outcome measurement. PMID: 31880184 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research