Journal article
Qualitative investigation of the perceptions and experiences of nursing and allied health professionals involved in the implementation of an enriched environment in an Australian acute stroke unit
ICM Rosbergen, SG Brauer, S Fitzhenry, RS Grimley, KS Hayward
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective An enriched environment embedded in an acute stroke unit can increase activity levels of patients who had stroke, with changes sustained 6 months post-implementation. The objective of this study was to understand perceptions and experiences of nursing and allied health professionals involved in implementing an enriched environment in an acute stroke unit. Design A descriptive qualitative approach. Setting An acute stroke unit in a regional Australian hospital. Participants We purposively recruited three allied health and seven nursing professionals involved in the delivery of the enriched environment. Face-to-face, semistructured interviews were conducted 8 weeks post-completion of..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Wishlist, Sunshine Coast Health Foundation research grant and a Queensland Health, Health Practitioner research grant, supported this study. Wishlist, Sunshine Coast Health Foundation higher research degree scholarship, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) Scholarship, the Acute Stroke Unit and Allied Health Services, SCHHS, supported IR. The University of Queensland provided funding for the transcriptions. KH was supported by postdoctoral funding from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research British Columbia Canada (15980), and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (1088449).