Rehabilitation is an important determinant of functional recovery in elderly stroke patients. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical effectiveness of board-certificated physiatrists as responsible physicians on functional recovery in elderly stroke patients during convalescence. In this ...
The growing number of older people is at high risk of stroke. Stroke incidence rises with increasing age and in the very old. Several studies have suggested geographical disparities and regional differences. Several studies have shown different risk profiles between the elderly and younger patients. ...
Objective To investigate the long-term outcome of old stroke patients after rehabilitation.Methods 25 old hospitalized patients with first attack of stroke in recovery were followed up with Mini-mental Status Examination(MMSE),Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS),Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Brunnstrom...
[Prognostic factors of functional recovery in very elderly stroke patients. A one-year follow-up study] INTRODUCTION: Although an advanced age is a factor associated to a poorer functional prognosis following a stroke, the capacity for recovery can be determi... JJ Baztán,DA Pérezmartínez,M ...
Baztan JJ, Perez-Martinez DA, Fernandez-Alonso M, Aguado-Ortego R, Bellando-Alvarez G, de la Fuente-Gonzalez AM: Prognostic factors of functional recovery in very elderly stroke patients. A one-year follow-up study (in Spanish). Rev Neurol 2007;44:577–583. External Resources Pubmed/Medl...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: the relationship between processes of care and the risk of medical complications in patients with stroke remains unclear. We theref... A Ingeman,G Andersen,HH Hundborg,... - 《Stroke》 被引量: 147发表: 2011年 Walking performance and its recovery in chronic stroke in...
We have been engaged in a randomized comparison trial of day hospital and home physiotherapy for elderly stroke patients discharged from hospital. This paper describes the background to the study and the pilot work from which the methodology was determined....
The main theme, to promote recovery of the body, encompassed the categories. There were, however, gender differences in how the nursing care received was experienced. The ways patients experienced nursing care seemed to be linked with their lives as women and men before they had the stroke. ...
Stroke is a significant cause of death and disability. In Thailand, it imposes a major health burden, and the prevalence of stroke is increasing, particularly in patients with hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), and dyslipidemia (DLP). We aimed to
Information was collected in regard to their experience of the physical and social home environment, their attachment to place, self-efficacy and the quality of continuity of care from the hospital to the home. Moreover, data about their recovery and overall health were collected with, Stroke ...