Table 5.
Capabilities | No. of iterations reported by | Themes | |||
Caregivers | Health Professionals | Healthcare Managers | Patients | ||
Intellectual capabilities | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ▪ Stimulation (neuropsychology, speech therapy, occupational therapy) |
Language capabilities | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ▪ Aphasia: Learning to point ▪ Aphasia: Relearning words with pictures ▪ Aphasia: Relearning to write ▪ Aphasia: Communicating on the computer |
Behaviour capabilities | 33 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ▪ Valuing, security, acceptance, being loved, keeping up to date ▪ Follow-up for depression (psychology) ▪ Follow-up for periods of mourning: agressivity, revolt, frustration, discouragement, anxiety, hope ▪ Changes of role and timetable: sitting, dependence on family for ADL, outings organized differently, driving car |
Sense and perception capabilities | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ▪ Unilateral-neglect, re-education: reading, eating, dressing ▪ Hypersensitivity on affected side ▪ Spasticity ▪ Pain |
Motor activity capabilities | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ▪ Learning to walk again, loss of balance, climbing stairs ▪ Physical exercises, stiffness and follow-up ▪ Reeducation of upper limb and follow-up |
Digestion capabilities | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ▪ Dysphagia, re-educating family: food and swallowing ▪ Discussion (occupational therapist, speech therapist, dietician) |
Excretion capabilities | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ▪ Enuresis: acceptance and dignity ▪ Support at day centre |
Reproduction capabilities | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ▪ Expressing sexuality ▪ Availability of information (little discussed by health professionals) |
Protection and resistance capabilities | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ▪ Pain ▪ Tiredness: car driving and walking long distances |