Table 2 Topics to be addressed in the intervention
Topic | Sources of informationa |
|---|---|
Reduce feelings of abandonment and isolation | PPI Literature |
Provide continuity from rehabilitation | CRT CWG |
Encourage participants to continue with exercises and activities recommended by therapists and stroke nurses | CRT CWG |
Encourage participants to work towards goals agreed with therapists at the end of rehabilitation | CRT CWG |
Build on the goals agreed by therapists at the end of rehabilitation | CRT CWG |
Move on to setting personal goals (without therapist input) | PPI CWG |
Suggest setting goals for activities participants would enjoy (to increase maintenance) | PPI CRT HAPA |
Encourage planning how to return to pre-stroke activities | CRT CWG HAPA |
Provide examples of goals and plans | HAPA PPI |
Use quotes from people with stroke: • To demonstrate they are not going through it alone • To model intervention components, e.g. goal setting | HAPA PPI Interviews |
Encourage enlisting the support of family members and friends | HAPA Literature |
Give examples of how family and friends can help | CRT Literature/guidelines |
Address low self-efficacy | Literature PPI Interviews |
Encourage people to walk (safely) outside | Literature/guidelines |
Suggest engagement with online resources for physical activity | PPI CWG |
Suggest self-monitoring of activities (provide a blank calendar) | PPI HAPA Literature |
Encourage regular reflection on progress | HAPA Literature |
Explain and model coping planning, e.g. what to do in bad weather, when fatigued, when exercising becomes tedious | HAPA PPI |
Provide prompts to be active | Maintenance model PPI |
Encourage habit formation | HAPA Maintenance model |
Promote maintenance in the long term | Maintenance model CWG |
Use humour to engage and maintain interest | Literature |