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Designing stroke services for the delivery of cognitive rehabilitation: A qualitative study with stroke rehabilitation professionals

Journal

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 24-47

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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2021.1977155

Keywords

Stroke; cognitive impairment; cognitive rehabilitation; neuropsychology; qualitative research

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This qualitative study explores the potential of cognitive rehabilitation for post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) from the perspective of Irish stroke rehabilitation professionals. The study identifies barriers and facilitators to the delivery of cognitive rehabilitation, highlighting the under-resourcing of staffing and stroke-specific cognitive rehabilitation expertise in Ireland. The findings emphasize the urgent need for investment in specialist rehabilitation teams to deliver cognitive rehabilitation in the community setting.
This qualitative study explored the potential to deliver cognitive rehabilitation for post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI), with a specific focus on barriers and facilitators to its delivery from the perspective of Irish stroke rehabilitation professionals. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were completed with healthcare professionals in both hospital and community settings. The sample comprised physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, a stroke physician, a psychologist, a neuropsychologist, a speech and language therapist, a dietician, and a public health nurse. Interviews were audio-recorded and analysed in NVivo using inductive Thematic Analysis. Barriers and facilitators to the delivery of cognitive rehabilitation were identified and described under four key themes: (i) Cognitive screening; (ii) Cognitive rehabilitation: no one size fits all; (iii) Psychology: the lost dimension of stroke rehabilitation; and (iv) Joining the dots in the community. Staffing required to deliver cognitive rehabilitation for PSCI was highlighted as under-resourced in the Republic of Ireland. Inadequate resourcing of neuropsychology and stroke-related psychological services, in particular, has had negative implications for the delivery of cognitive rehabilitation. Stroke-specific cognitive rehabilitation expertise is virtually inaccessible in the community, highlighting an urgent need for investment in specialist rehabilitation teams to deliver cognitive rehabilitation in this setting.

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