Journal article
Implementing a complex rehabilitation intervention in a stroke trial: A qualitative process evaluation of AVERT
JA Luker, LE Craig, L Bennett, F Ellery, P Langhorne, O Wu, J Bernhardt
BMC Medical Research Methodology | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background: The implementation of multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation interventions is challenging, even when the intervention is evidence-based. Very little is known about the implementation of complex interventions in rehabilitation clinical trials. The aim of study was to better understand how the implementation of a rehabilitation intervention in a clinical trial within acute stroke units is experienced by the staff involved. This qualitative process evaluation was part of a large Phase III stroke rehabilitation trial (AVERT). Methods: A descriptive qualitative approach was used. We purposively sampled 53 allied health and nursing staff from 19 acute stroke units in Australia, New Ze..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The AVERT trial received funding from Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Singapore Health, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, UK Stroke Association, UK National Institute of Health Research. JL was supported by an NHMRC research fellowship. Louise Craig was funded during her PhD by a Stroke Association (UK) training fellowship. The funding bodies had no role in the design of the study or the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.