Intention toward implementation of stroke rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines: An application of the theory of planned behavior

Authors

Ahmad Sahely, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Joy C. MacDermid, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Rahul Mota, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Journal

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volume

27

Issue

2-4

First Page

205

Last Page

215

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.2016016653

Abstract

© 2015 by Begell House, Inc. Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability. Physical rehabilitation must be evidence-based and address a range of clinical subtypes and severity of disabilities. Clinical practice guidelines provide a useful mechanism for implementing rehabilitation plans based on research evidence. To increase adherence to guideline use, there is a need to understand attitudes and intentions toward guideline implementation. The purpose of this paper is to dem-onstrate how theory can be applied to understand therapists’ intention toward implementation of rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines to provide a mechanism for improving use of stroke guidelines in practice.