Older adults with mild to moderate stroke or transient ischaemic attack often experience anxiety, depression and reduced social participation in their daily lives. Interventions addressing the long-term consequences of stroke are needed. To describe the process of developing a person-centred lifestyle intervention for older adults with stroke.The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used to develop the content of the intervention. Lifestyle groups were implemented at senior centres once a week for nine months. Content analysis was used to analyse the intervention content.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy March 2012, Vol. 19, No. 2 , Pages 140-149.(Athens username required for full text access).
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