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This research was funded by a grant from la Sociedad Espanola de Calidad Asistencial (SECA) and la Fundacion Espanola de Calidad Asistencial (FECA) [the Spanish Society for the Quality of Care (SECA) and the Spanish Foundation for the Quality of Care (FECA)] (2019/2020 RESEARCH GRANTS). The SECA-FECA has not been specifically involved in the research. The authors report no involvement in the research by the sponsor that could have influenced the outcome of this work.

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Martin-Sanz, BelenCorresponding AuthorMaria Aguila-Maturana, AnaAuthorGarcia-Bravo, CristinaAuthorSalcedo-Perez-Juana, MariaAuthorPalacios-Cena, DomingoAuthor

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November 17, 2022
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Understanding the Professional Care Experience of Patients with Stroke: A Qualitative Study Using In-Depth Interviews

Publicated to:International Journal Of Integrated Care. 22 (4): 2- - 2022-12-01 22(4), DOI: 10.5334/ijic.6526

Authors: Martin-Sanz, Belen; Maria Salazar-De-La-Guerra, Rosa; Nicolas Cuenca-Zaldivar, Juan; Maria Aguila-Maturana, Ana; Garcia-Bravo, Cristina; Salcedo-Perez-Juana, Maria; Capio-Calatayud, Ester; Palacios-Cena, Domingo

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Ctr Hospitalizac & Rehabil, Dept Phys Therapy, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Fdn Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain - Author
Serv Madrileno Salud SERMAS, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos Hum&Qrinhs, Res Grp Humanities & Qualitat Res Hlth Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Background: Professional support and communication stimulates the professional-patient relationship and supports the recovery of stroke patients.Objectives: To describe the perspectives of patients with stroke regarding communication, professional support, and their ability to participate in processes and integrated care with health providers.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted. A purposeful sampling and snowball-technique were used. Patients diagnosed with moderate or severe stroke in the post-acute or chronic stage of the disease were included. Data collection consisted of in-depth interviews and researcher field notes. A thematic analysis was performed.Results: Thirty-one patients were included. Three themes were identified: 1) Providing support, with four categories, professional behavior, personalized attention, the heart of the professional and building a bond with the patient; 2) Facilitating communication, with three categories, the patient as the recipient, the content of the message and the channel, and the professional as the person that conveys the message; and 3) Promoting participation, with two categories, barriers, and incentives to participate.Conclusions: When providing support, professionals should consider communicating information and encouraging the participation of stroke patients for integrated care.

Keywords

(mesh): strokeClinicianGoalsIntegrated careProfessional-patient relationsQualitative researchRehabilitationSatisfactionStroke rehabilitationTherapeutic alliance

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal Of Integrated Care due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Sociology and Political Science.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-03:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
  • Europe PMC: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 28.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 27 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Martín Sanz, María Belén) and Last Author (Palacios Ceña, Domingo).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Martín Sanz, María Belén.