Methods
Study design
This qualitative study was conducted during the spring of 2011,
and it used focus group methods to explore stroke survivors’
reflections about the concept of self-management, their perceived
readiness for self-management and their needs in regard to
self-management support. A naturalistic study design [28], based
upon a constructionist epistemology [29], was utilised for the
study’s exploratory aims. A constructionist epistemology assumes
that reality is socially constructed and that research should be
conducted through interaction between researchers and participants.
We expected that discussions among the group members
would have additive value in exploring the perceptions of the
participants, leading to more in-depth insights than individual
interviews [30,31]. This study involved two focus groups
conducted in two stages. In the first meeting of the focus
groups, the concept of self-management and participants’ own
self-management post-stroke experiences were explored. In the
second meeting, the participants’ perceptions concerning selfmanagement
support and needs post-discharge to home were
explored.
MethodsStudy designThis qualitative study was conducted during the spring of 2011,and it used focus group methods to explore stroke survivors’reflections about the concept of self-management, their perceivedreadiness for self-management and their needs in regard toself-management support. A naturalistic study design [28], basedupon a constructionist epistemology [29], was utilised for thestudy’s exploratory aims. A constructionist epistemology assumesthat reality is socially constructed and that research should beconducted through interaction between researchers and participants.We expected that discussions among the group memberswould have additive value in exploring the perceptions of theparticipants, leading to more in-depth insights than individualinterviews [30,31]. This study involved two focus groupsconducted in two stages. In the first meeting of the focusgroups, the concept of self-management and participants’ ownself-management post-stroke experiences were explored. In thesecond meeting, the participants’ perceptions concerning selfmanagementsupport and needs post-discharge to home wereexplored.
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