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Consulting the South African experts in physiotherapeutic stroke rehabilitation
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 57, No 2 | a504 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v57i2.504
| © 2018 L. A. Hale, C. J. Eales
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 August 2018 | Published: 31 May 2001
Submitted: 30 August 2018 | Published: 31 May 2001
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L. A. Hale, Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaC. J. Eales, Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Witwatersrand and the Johannesburg Hospital., South Africa
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This paper presents the opinions of expert physiotherapists on what constitutes optimal stroke rehabilitation in South Africa. Data were collected by the use of the Delphi technique. Consensus was reached after two rounds, and the respondents’ views are summarised and discussed within the framework of South African health care. Results showed that physiotherapy was felt to be very important after stroke, and the survey created a profile of the skills that physiotherapists may require in order to work in this field. However, no new or innovative methods by which appropriate rehabilitation services could be delivered in South Africa were generated by the survey.
The Delphi technique is described and its use in this survey considered.
The Delphi technique is described and its use in this survey considered.
Keywords
stroke; rehabilitation; Delphi technique
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