Home-Based Care Needs of Older Adult Stroke Survivors in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholders’ Perspectives

Home-Based Care Needs of Older Adult Stroke Survivors in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholders’ Perspectives | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Home-Based Care Needs of Older Adult Stroke Survivors in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholders’ Perspectives Temitope Farombi, Hafiz Khan, Muili Lawal This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7507275/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Aim This study, guided by an interpretivist paradigm, adopts a phenomenological approach to explore the perceptions of healthcare providers, care partners, and community gatekeepers on home-based care needs of older adult stroke survivors. Methods Three focus groups were held, each comprising six care partners. Key informant interviews were conducted among 8 healthcare providers and 8 community gatekeepers. NVivo (vs 12) was used for analysis. Results Six themes were identified: (1) Addressing home care needs for older adult stroke survivors, (2) Implementation strategies for intermediate stroke care, (3) Key stakeholders in intermediate stroke care, (4) Perceived benefits of intermediate stroke care, (5) Barriers in implementation, and (6) Motivation for utilisation. Conclusion This study offers a unique contribution by capturing diverse stakeholder perspectives on the home-based care needs of older stroke survivors. Its findings provide practical strategies to address care gaps and inform policies for improved well-being of survivors and their families. Home care Older adults Perception Stakeholders Stroke Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Table 1 is available in the Supplementary Files section. Supplementary Files Table1Homebasedcareneeds.docx Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviews received at journal 20 Nov, 2025 Reviews received at journal 12 Nov, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 29 Oct, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 28 Oct, 2025 Reviews received at journal 27 Oct, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 18 Oct, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 17 Oct, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 10 Sep, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 10 Sep, 2025 First submitted to journal 01 Sep, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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