The aim of this qualitative study was to describe the primary care practitioner perspective of discharge communication, identifying the barriers and enablers relative to continuity of care for stroke survivors. Semi鈥恠tructured telephone interviews were conducted with primary care practitioners across ...
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The statement is the first in the United States to outline fundamentalpalliative careforstroke survivors. Palliative care is patient- and family-centered care that improves life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering. "The majority ofstroke patientsneed access to some form ofpalliative medic...
(for example, shopping), domestic activities (housework), and personal activities of daily living (mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding).1 This year, at least another 0.07% (35 000) of the UK population will become disabled stroke survivors seeking full time or part...
Dressing is easier forstrokesurvivors if they wear loose-fitting clothes in soft fabrics, slip-on shoes, elastic waistbands, and clip-on earrings and ties. Eating If swallowing or chewing is an issue, puree foods or prepare soft foods like mashed potatoes, eggs, cottage cheese, and soup. Try...
Stroke survivors and caregivers also thought that there needed to be more attention paid to improving the speed of access to services for people with more unusual or atypical stroke symptoms. Dr. Eithne Sexton, Lecturer, RCSI School of Population Health and research lead commented, "These findings...
Implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing dysfunction in acute stroke (QASC): a cluster randomis... BACKGROUND: We assessed patient outcomes 90 days after hospital admission for stroke following a multidisciplinary intervention targeting evidence-...
Early diagnosis and treatment needed in “often underreported” post-stroke cognitive impairment 1 May 2023 More than half of all stroke survivors may develop cognitive impairment within a year after their stroke, and one in three are at risk for developing dementia... ...
Provision of cost-effective, post-stroke multidisciplinary rehabilitation services for the stroke survivors therefore becomes crucial to address the unmet needs and growing magnitude of disability experienced by the stroke survivors in LMICs. In order to meet the growing need for post-stroke ...
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