Identifying key elements to assess patient's acceptability of neurorehabilitation in stroke survivors - a Delphi method

CONCLUSIONS: Patient's acceptance is crucial to developing the appropriate neurorehabilitation interventions. Future clinical trials should consider these items when measuring patient's acceptance of stroke neurorehabilitation interventions during the development and evaluation phases.Implications for rehabilitationAssessing patient acceptability of treatment is a clinical concern in stroke neurorehabilitation.This study has identified nine key elements to assess patient acceptability of stroke neurorehabilitation. These key elements are: Goal setting, Measurable progress, Functional improvement, Challenging, Motivation, Interactive, Communications with health professionals, Knowledge of treatment, and No risks.Professionals should consider these elements when measuring patient's acceptance of an intervention during the development, piloting, evaluation, and implementation phases.These findings provide a framework in designing neurorehabilitation programs and clinical trials on acceptance of and adherence to treatment in stroke survivors.PMID:34383623 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1960438
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research