Stroke, Ischemic
Conditions
Keywords
physical activity, motivators for physical activity, barriers for physical activity, secondary stroke prevention
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity in patients discharged from hospital for a minor stroke or TIA. The study has a qualitative research design and will be conducted by focus group interviews.
Detailed description
Little is known about motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge for patients with a minor stroke or TIA. These patients have few and temporary symptoms and are therefore discharged early from the hospital or seen in a outpatient TIA clinic. Standard treatment are preventive medication and advice on self-managed lifestyle changes. Occurrence of one ischemic stroke or TIA predisposes to further ischemic strokes and patients are at risk of developing cognitive deficits or vascular dementia over time unless multiple preventive measures are taken including physical activity. The purpose is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge by focus-group interviewing this potential fragile group of patients. The research team want to facilitate the patients to be physically active and thereby prevent a recurrent stroke and slow the progression of vascular diseases.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALA focus group interview
this is a qualitative study using focus group interviewing.
Sponsors
Herlev Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Masking description
none of the participants are blinded in the focus group interview
Intervention model description
Focus group interviewing a cohort of patients with stroke (one group with previous exercise experience and a group without)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) without the need of a re-habilitation plan, but needs an exercise plan in order to prevent a recurrent stroke * Patients who have participated in ≤ 1 hour of vigorous intensity activity on weekly basis within the last 3 months * Patients able to speak, read, and understand Danish * Patients ≥ 18 years of age and able to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with previous large artery stroke with sequelae preventing aerobic exercise in groups * Symptoms or comorbidities preventing aerobic exercise in groups * Dyspnoea caused by heart or lung diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)) * Aphasia or dementia interfering with participation in aerobic groups exercise * Patients with Intermittent claudication/vascular claudication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motivators for physical activity | through study completion, an average of 1 year | The study has a qualitative research design using focus group interviewing |
| Barriers for physical activity | through study completion, an average of 1 year | The study has a qualitative research design using focus group interviewing |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed