Research Objectives
To
evaluate the feasibility of a trial testing the efficacy of
motivational interviewing and a telehealth self-management program in
early stroke rehabilitation.
Design
An exploratory randomized controlled trial.
Setting
Hospitalized care (inpatient rehabilitation) and community setting.
Participants
Using
convenience sampling, first-time stroke patients with a mild stroke(So cherry picking because they might recover with the limited knowledge we have on recovery. Work on the hard cases like leaders do.)
were recruited at a Level 1 Stroke Center inpatient rehabilitation unit
and randomized into an intervention or treatment-as-usual group. Out of
24 eligible patients, 15 enrolled, and 10 completed the study (90% male;
age=56 (14.5); intervention group n=6).
Interventions
The
intervention group participated in five, 30-minute motivational
interviewing sessions delivered in person and over phone by a
rehabilitation psychologist and a weekly, 6-session, group-based
self-management program, called Improving Participation After Stroke
Self-management program-TeleRehab (IPASS-TR), delivered by an
occupational therapist and stroke survivor via Zoom. Motivational
interviewing focused on discussing post-stroke concerns identified by
participants. IPASS-TR focused on building self-management skills to
improve post-stroke life participation with an emphasis on understanding
and navigating the impact of the environment.
Main Outcome Measures
Feasibility
(recruitment rate, attrition, resources used, acceptability, fidelity)
data through observation, focus groups, and interviews. PROMIS Global
Health, Stroke Impact Scale Perceived Recovery Scale, Patient Activation
Measure, NeuroQoL Satisfaction with Social Roles, and Participation
Strategies Self-Efficacy Scale.
Results
Demographic
and baseline outcome measures were similar between the groups. All
outcome measures were feasible to use. Intervention attendance rate was
100%, and fidelity remained strong. Telehealth delivery required
supports such as reminders and flexibility in scheduling. Participants
were satisfied with the timing, structure, and content and reported
emotional benefits and gain of new insights and knowledge. Perceived
recovery showed moderate effect favoring the intervention group
(r=0.54).
Conclusions
The
feasibility of the trial and delivery supports the design of a larger
scale trial. While preliminary, participant satisfaction and positive
effects support the importance of integrating self-management focused
interventions early on in stroke rehabilitation to support patients’
transition into their life with a long-term disability.(So you are not even talking recovery, just your FUCKING TYRANNY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS! You want survivors to agree to those low expectations because you are not willing to do the work to solve stroke. It's easier to just do the failure of the status quo and get paid rather than solve stroke? Hope you're OK with not recovering when you are the 1 in 4 per WHO that has a stroke
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