2018
DOI: 10.4102/ajod.v7i0.352
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Preferred rehabilitation setting among stroke survivors in Nigeria and associated personal factors

Abstract: BackgroundIncorporating patients’ preferences in the care they receive is an important component of evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.ObjectiveThis study assessed stroke patients’ preferences regarding rehabilitation settings.MethodsA cross-sectional design was used to examine preferences of stroke patients receiving physiotherapy at three hospitals in Northern Nigeria. Personal factors and preferred rehabilitation setting data were obtained using the Modified Rankin Scale (to assess global disa… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1
1
1

Citation Types

0
18
0

Year Published

2019
2019
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
6
1

Relationship

1
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 9 publications
(18 citation statements)
references
References 28 publications
0
18
0
Order By: Relevance
“… 137 Recommendations for community- or family-based rehabilitation, and the appropriate time to start them in the trajectory of stroke care, should be further explored as pragmatic interventions 143 both in low- and middle-income countries and rural settings of high-income countries. 144 , 145 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 137 Recommendations for community- or family-based rehabilitation, and the appropriate time to start them in the trajectory of stroke care, should be further explored as pragmatic interventions 143 both in low- and middle-income countries and rural settings of high-income countries. 144 , 145 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The two outpatient physiotherapy facilities that constituted the study sites provide physiotherapy services for the people in the State and other neighbouring states whenever they present themselves for consultation and waiting lists are usually not utilized. Also due to the lack of standalone community, and inpatient rehabilitation centers in the State, as in many other States in Nigeria, stroke patients requiring physiotherapy rehabilitation services have very few options to select from in terms of care setting and many are left with the option of outpatient rehabilitation services while those who prefer and can afford home-based physiotherapy services are also able to avail themselves of such services [ 11 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…42 In Nigeria, informal stroke caregivers reported dissatisfaction with infrastructure, waiting times, and information quality; 43 and stroke survivors' preferences for rehabilitation settings were influenced by age and finances. 44 In sub-Saharan Africa, some still believe that stroke arises from witchcraft or demons. 45 These beliefs affect treatment preferences for acute stroke care and rehabilitation, but any potential influence on choices about endof-life care has not been researched.…”
Section: Low-and Middle-income Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…42 In Nigeria, informal stroke caregivers reported dissatisfaction with infrastructure, waiting times, and information quality; 43 and stroke survivors’ preferences for rehabilitation settings were influenced by age and finances. 44 …”
Section: Scope and Scale Of Palliative Care Needsmentioning
confidence: 99%