Abstract:
Aim: To explore the stroke patient carer perception towards Occupational Therapy
service after receiving Therapy Intervention.
Objectives: To explore stroke patients carers awareness about stroke, to explore the
understanding about OT intervention, to explore the carers expectations and needs
from therapy service and to know the carers understanding about the needs of
Occupational therapy service for stroke patient treatment.
Design and Method: The study was conducted by using of Qualitative Content
Analysis (QCA). Six participants were selected from nine by the purposive sampling
process from the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP), Savar at
Occupational Therapy outpatient Unit. All data were collected through face-to face
interview by using a semi-structured research questionnaire. The entire interviews
were recorded by the audio recorder and transcribed the interview in Bangla. Finally,
Bangla data were translated into English and then the researcher coding, categories
and themes were made from the participants answer.
Finding: From the result of this study, it is found that the stroke patient's Carer had no enough idea about the Occupational therapy service and majority of them
perceived that Occupational therapy works for hand function. They are also perceived
that therapeutic treatment is also important and most appropriate intervention
technique for the stroke patient progress.
Conclusion: Most of the participants not had so many concepts about Occupational
therapy service into a short duration of intervention. Before coming here they did not
have any concept about Occupational therapy service after passing sometimes they
get a little more concept or idea about Occupational therapy service.
