Through a support group system, members have the opportunity to access education, socialization, emotional support, and community interaction. The authors utilized a survey format to interview young stroke survivors who belong to support groups and leaders of stroke support groups. The survey results ...
On the other hand, the onset may be manifested by a series of transient ischemic attacks during which the patient may experience weakness and numbness of an arm, a leg, or a side of the face. There may be temporary difficulty in speech, confusion, or visual disturbances. Transient ischemic...
Are different groups of cancer patients offered rehabilitation to the same extent? A report from the population-based study "The Cancer Patient's World" Purpose The number of cancer survivors is growing and cancer is now viewed as a chronic disease. This has highlighted the importance of providin...
specialists and therapists as well as social workers, sports groups, support groups and providers of smoking-cessation programmes. Schwarzbach also detailed several patient-centred elements in SANO, including education on the management of cardiovascular risk factors, target setting, mo...
Another group was randomly assigned a social work case manager who offered emotional and practical support for up to 90 days after leaving the hospital. The remaining group of participants had access to the same case manager but were also given access to a patient website. The site, developed...
These findings support the inclusion of WMHs in the current clinical prediction models as a selection tool for clinical trials of hemostatic therapy in ICH, which is important since poor patient selection is a major cause for trial failure, but the role of the other markers of SVD is still ...
stroke patient to communicate with others is a clear feature of social contact and, therefore, easy for family caregivers to rate. In fact, at least thirteen care dependency items for stroke care recipients were assigned lower scores; both rater groups assessed higher care dependency for these ...
and speech therapy. They may also need help from dieticians if swallowing is impaired, or occupational therapists if they need adaptations to maintain an independent lifestyle. Stroke commonly results in anxiety and depression so mental health support may be vital to maximize the patient's recovery...
"This study provides a glimpse of a new future where much of patient care will be carried out at home with the help of human-friendly robots, which look nothing like the robots we see in television and movies," Wyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber, who was not involved in the ...
Effective education/training integrates various educational methods and management support to overcome implementation barriers and optimize clinical practice benefits. These findings indicate the necessity of universal and consistent stroke education/training for nurses to further improve patient outcomes in ...