Engagement and learning: an exploratory study of situated practice in multi-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation

Horton, Simon, Howell, Alison, Humby, Kate and Ross, Alexandra (2011) Engagement and learning: an exploratory study of situated practice in multi-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33 (3). pp. 270-279. ISSN 1464-5165

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Abstract

Purpose. Active participation is considered to be a key factor in stroke rehabilitation. Patient engagement in learning is an important part of this process. This study sets out to explore how active participation and engagement are ‘produced’ in the course of day-to-day multi-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation. Method. Ethnographic observation, analytic concepts drawn from discourse analysis (DA) and the perspective and methods of conversation analysis (CA) were applied to videotaped data from three sessions of rehabilitation therapy each for two patients with communication impairments (dysarthria, aphasia). Findings. Engagement was facilitated (and hindered) through the interactional work of patients and healthcare professionals. An institutional ethos of ‘right practice’ was evidenced in the working practices of therapists and aligned with or resisted by patients; therapeutic activity type (impairment, activity or functional focus) impacted on the ways in which patient engagement was developed and sustained. Conclusions. This exploration of multi-disciplinary rehabilitation practice adds a new dimension to our understanding of the barriers and facilitators to patient engagement in the learning process and provides scope for further research. Harmonising the rehabilitation process across disciplines through more focused attention to ways in which patient participation is enhanced may help improve the consistency and quality of patient engagement.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Allied Health Professions (former - to 2013)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Participation (former - to 2013) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:13
Last Modified:	15 May 2023 00:07
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/15264
DOI:	10.3109/09638288.2010.524270

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