Table 1 Description of key themes and sub-themes
Theme/Sub-Theme | Meaning in Framework |
|---|---|
Facets of Visual Rehabilitation | Factors that improved or hindered visual rehabilitation care received by stroke survivors as well as how they may be improved |
Access | Factors affecting whether or not visual rehabilitation was available to stroke survivors. Examples include financial considerations such as the costs of rehabilitation programs as well as those pertaining to driving, travel, and transportation; timing; or mode of delivery (virtual or in-person) |
Resources | Factors related to providers familiarity, and usage of, visual rehabilitation as well as the availability of equipment, devices, or certain supports like Early Supported Discharge teams |
Multidisciplinary Professional Interaction | Factors related to inter- and intra-professional/team communication |
Functioning with VI | Factors related to early experiences post-stroke and how the transition to living in the real-world affects stroke survivors’ ability to function with their VI |
Early Experience | Factors related to stroke survivors’ acute care experiences including screening and diagnosis activities |
Living in the Real World | Factors related to management and rehabilitation activities; compensation versus full recovery; as well as driving and transportation |