Development of the stroke patient concerns inventory: A modified Delphi study

Chesworth, Brigit M.; Patel, Kulsum; Redfern, Judith; Watkins, Caroline L.; Rogers, Simon N.; Hackett, Maree L.; Holland, Emma-Joy; Walker, Marion F.; Lightbody, Catherine E.

Abstract

Objectives: Stroke survivors often have unmet physical, psychological and/or social concerns. Patient Concerns Inventories (PCIs) have been developed for other health conditions to address concerns. Our objective was to develop a PCI for stroke care. Methods: This was a development study, including Modified Delphi study design, with academic and healthcare professionals with stroke care expertise. In Stage 1, a draft Stroke PCI (Version 1a) was created through identifying patient-reported concerns post-stroke from three previous studies and through expert panel discussions using Nominal Group Technique. In Stage 2, Version 1a was sent to 92 academic and healthcare professionals with stroke care expertise. Participants ranked their top 20 Stroke PCI items in order of importance and provided feedback. Rankings were converted into scores, and, with the feedback, used to amend the Stroke PCI. Two further rounds of feedback followed until consensus was reached between participants. A final draft of the Stroke PCI was created. Results: In stage 1, 64 potential Stroke PCI items were generated. In Stage 2, 38 participants (41.3%) responded to the request to rank Stroke PCI items. The three highest ranked items were ‘Risk of another stroke’, ‘Walking’, ‘Recovery’. After three rounds of feedback and amendments, the final draft of the Stroke PCI consisted of 53 items. Conclusions: A Stroke PCI has been developed using patient-reported concerns in previous studies and input from academic and healthcare professionals. Future work will involve gathering further feedback on the tool and exploring its acceptability and usability in a pilot study.

Citation

Chesworth, B. M., Patel, K., Redfern, J., Watkins, C. L., Rogers, S. N., Hackett, M. L., Holland, E.-J., Walker, M. F., & Lightbody, C. E. (2023). Development of the stroke patient concerns inventory: A modified Delphi study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32(6), Article 107053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107053

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 4, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Mar 21, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Deposit Date: Jul 1, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
• Print ISSN: 1052-3057
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-8511
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 6
• Article Number: 107053
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107053
• Keywords: Stroke; Patient-centred care; Quality of life; Unmet need; Patient concerns inventory
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2248505
• Publisher URL: https://www.strokejournal.org/article/S1052-3057(23)00077-0/fulltext
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