Maintenance of physical activity in people who have had a stroke and are coming to the end of community rehabilitation Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
This is an intervention development study to co-produce an SMS behaviour change intervention in conjunction with stroke survivors and health professionals. The study will undertake preliminary testing
Sponsors
University of Dundee
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Stroke survivors who: 1. Live in the community 2. Are over 18 years of age 3. Have access to and can use a mobile phone 4. Can provide informed consent 5. Have no contraindications to increasing physical activity 6. Have discussed goal setting with their therapist before discharge from rehabilitation services
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Stroke survivors who: 1. Are unable to participate in the study over a 12-week period 2. Have medical conditions contraindicating increased physical activity or specific rehabilitation exercises 3. Cannot communicate verbally (over the telephone or face to face). These people will be excluded for this phase of the study because it involves providing informed consent, discussing the content of the intervention and giving advice on how to improve it, completing questionnaires by telephone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Engagement of participants with the SMS intervention, assessed by their text message responses to the intervention, telephone interviews at six weeks post-recruitment and at the end of the intervention period. Interviews will seek participants' views on the intervention to refine it for future testing in a randomised controlled trial. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability of the intervention, assessed using semi-structured interviews six weeks post-recruitment and at the end of the intervention period | — |
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed