Feasibility of using the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance in a population of Danish stroke survivors: Adaptation and study protocol.

Abstract

Background: A need was identified for an occupational therapy intervention for stroke survivors in a Danish municipal healthcare setting with emphasis on its ability to transfer and generalise what is learned in occupational therapy to everyday life post therapy. Being a possible candidate, the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach needed to be adapted to the target group and context, and its feasibility needed examination regarding reach, dose, intervention components, fidelity, perceived value, benefits, harms, and potential outcomes.

Aim: To adapt the CO-OP to a Danish healthcare setting and present a protocol for examining its feasibility.

Material and methods: The Adapting interventions to new contexts (ADAPT) guidance was followed to (1) Assess the rationale for intervention and consider intervention-context fit, (2) Plan and undertake adaptations, and (3) Plan a feasibility study.

Results: Intervention materials and procedures were translated and adapted for home-based occupational therapy with people in the subacute phase of stroke. A protocol was developed to examine feasibility aspects. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations were planned and measurements chosen.

Conclusions and significance: The planned feasibility study will contribute to further developing and refining the intervention before performing a possible large-scale effectiveness study.