Ibrahim Sarah, D'Amico Danielle, Zhang Lindsey, Hashmi Syeda, Verven Angela, Ng Sharon, Francis Troy, Stanimirovic Aleksandra, Senff Jasper R, Singh Sanjula, Rosand Jonathan, Casaubon Leanne K, Sivakumar Keithan, Rac Valeria, Pikula Aleksandra
Program for Health System and Technology Evaluation, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto (TGHRI), ON, Canada.
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Qual Res Med Healthc. 2025 Jul 29;9(2):100017. doi: 10.1016/j.qrmh.2025.100017. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Global stroke incidence has been rising among adults 65 years of age or younger. A dearth of research exists exploring and understanding younger and middle-aged adults' lifestyle-related knowledge and habits along with associated facilitators and/or barriers with the adoption, maintenance, and support needs for development of new brain health interventions, which this study sought to address.
A qualitative study was conducted, followed by virtual, semi-structured focus groups. Data collection and analysis were performed using Goffman's dramaturgical theory to guide the inductive thematic data analysis.
A total of 12 participants comprised the sample. Four themes emerged: 1) , 2) , 3) ; and 4)
Findings contributed to a deeper understanding of factors influencing the adoption of healthy habits and approaches to reconceptualize and re-design brain health interventions that meet the needs, preferences, and priorities of this population.
65岁及以下成年人的全球中风发病率一直在上升。目前缺乏研究来探索和了解中青年成年人与生活方式相关的知识和习惯，以及与采用、维持新的脑健康干预措施的相关促进因素和/或障碍，以及对新脑健康干预措施的支持需求，本研究旨在解决这一问题。
进行了一项定性研究，随后开展了虚拟的半结构化焦点小组讨论。使用戈夫曼的戏剧理论指导归纳主题数据分析进行数据收集和分析。
样本共有12名参与者。出现了四个主题：1） ，2） ，3） ；以及4）
研究结果有助于更深入地了解影响健康习惯采用的因素，以及重新构思和重新设计满足该人群需求、偏好和优先事项的脑健康干预措施的方法。
