Intention toward Implementation of Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Practice Guidelines: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

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 demonstrate 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.