Exploring the experiences of stroke survivors, informal caregivers and healthcare providers in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study protocol
Christopher McKevitt,
Anthony Rudd,
Andrew J M Leather,
Peter Langhorne,
Catherine Sackley,
Andrew Leather,
Jessica O'Hara,
Daniel Youkee,
Charles Wolfe,
Martin Prince,
Divya Parmar,
Melvina Thompson,
Gibrilla Deen,
Jurate Wall,
Radcliff Lisk,
Gibrilla Fadlu Deen,
Chris McKevitt,
Dame Caroline Watkins,
Dan Youkee,
Yangzhong Wang
Affiliations
Christopher McKevitt
Division of Health and Social Care Research, School of Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 3QD, UK
Anthony Rudd
Andrew J M Leather
King`s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King`s College London, London, UK
Peter Langhorne
School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Catherine Sackley
King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King`s College London, London, UK
Andrew Leather
Jessica O'Hara
King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King`s College London, London, UK
Daniel Youkee
Centre for Global Health Partnerships, King`s College London, London, UK
Charles Wolfe
Martin Prince
Divya Parmar
King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King`s College London, London, UK
Melvina Thompson
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
Gibrilla Deen
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Jurate Wall
King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King`s College London, London, UK
Radcliff Lisk
Gibrilla Fadlu Deen
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Introduction Stroke is now the second leading cause of adult death in Sub-Saharan Africa. Developed in dialogue with stroke survivors and caregivers in Sierra Leone, this will be the first study to explore the experience of stroke as well as the perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to accessing stroke care among stroke survivors, informal caregivers and healthcare providers. Findings will inform future stroke research and care in Sierra Leone.Methods and analysis A cross-sectional qualitative study employing semistructured interviews that will be audiorecorded, translated, transcribed and coded.Setting Freetown, Sierra Leone.Participants Interviews with a purposive sample of stroke survivors, informal caregivers and healthcare providers.Analysis Interviews will be coded by two authors and inductively analysed using thematic analysis.Ethics and dissemination This study has received ethical approval from the Sierra Leone Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (8 December 2020) and the KCL Biomedical & Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine and Natural & Mathematical Sciences Research Ethics Subcommittee (reference: HR-20/21-21050). The findings of the study and learning in terms of the process of coproduction and involvement of stroke survivors will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, conferences, media and lay reports.
