Methods
Design
The pilot study employed a mixed methods design. A prospective
cohort design was utilized to obtain a convenience sample of
20 consenting adult participants attending an SPCwith hypertension
and confirmedminor stroke or probable transient ischemic
attack and deficits in any or all of cognition,medication self-efficacy
and self-reported medication adherence. Additionally, a
qualitative analysis of NCMvisit notes, client responses to openended
questions and other communications was conducted to
identify recurrent themes or concepts of the NCM experience
from the nurse and client perspectives (Straus & Corbin, 1990).