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## Objective The wide range of outcomes after stroke emphasises the need for comprehensive long-term follow-up. The aim was to evaluate how people with stroke and health professionals (HPs) perceive the use of the poststroke checklist (PSC), with a focus on feasibility and relevance. ## Design An exploratory design with a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. ## Setting Outpatient care at a university hospital and primary care centres in western Sweden. ## Participants Forty-six consecutive patients (median age, 70; range, 41–85; 13 women) and 10 health professionals (median age 46; range, 35–63; 7 women). ## Results Most patients (87%) had one or more problems identified by the PSC. The most common problem areas were life after stroke (61%), cognition (56%), mood (41%) and activities of daily living (39%). Three organisational themes emerged from the focus group discussions. The perception of__the content and relevance of__the PSC was that common poststroke problems were covered but that unmet needs still could be missed. Identifying needs was facilitated when using the__PSC as a tool for dialogue.__The dialogue between the patient and HP as well as HPs stroke expertise was

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Author

Kjörk, Emma K; Carlsson, Gunnel; Sunnerhagen, Katharina S; Lundgren-Nilsson, Ãsa

Publisher

BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group; London: BMJ Publishing (ISSN 2044-6055)

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)