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Tag Archives: Emotional Impact of Stroke
Women Have Poorer Quality of Life After Stroke (BBC News)
Summary Research in the United States, covering 1,370 patients three months and a year after a stroke, has found that women tend to have a poorer quality of life after a stroke than men. Women tend to have strokes at a … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Universal Interest
Tagged Anxiety, BBC Health News, Department of Neurology and Women's Health Center of Excellence for Leadership Research and Education: Winston-Salem, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Nursing, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Michigan State University, Mini-Stroke (TIA) Services, Mood Disorders After Stroke, Neurology, Organisation of Stroke Services, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Quality of Life After Ischemic Stroke, Stroke Care Pathway, Stroke Patients and Carers, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Transient Ischaemic Attacks, United States, University of Texas Southwestern, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: North Carolina
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Stroke Rehabilitation: Long-Term Rehabilitation After Stroke (NICE CG162)
Summary Approximately 110,000 people in England, 11,000 people in Wales and 4,000 people in Northern Ireland have a stroke each year. Although most people survive their first stroke there are usually lasting effects. Over 900,000 people in England live with … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Integrated Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Activity Limitation (After Stroke), Aphasia, Apraxia, Commissioning Stroke Services, Community Rehabilitation, Community Rehabilitation Teams, Community Stroke Care, Community Support, Community Support Services, Continuing Impairment (After Stroke), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Regulations, Dysarthria (Difficulty Articulating Words), Dysphagia, Dyspraxia, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Early Supported Discharge Teams, Emotional Impact of Stroke, ESD: Early Supported Discharge, Hemianopia (Blindness in Half of the Visual Field), Intensive Rehabilitation After Stroke, Interdisciplinary Services (Stroke Units), Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Health and Social Support, Long-Term Rehabilitation After Stroke: NICE CG162, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teams, Multidisciplinary Teams in Rehabilitation, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Neglect, NICE Clinical Guideline CG162, NICE Pathways, Orthosis, Participation Restriction (After Stroke), Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Prevalence of Stroke, Psychological Care After Stroke, Psychological Interventions After Stroke, Reablement, Reablement Services, Screening and Assessment (Stroke), Setting Goals for Rehabilitation, Shoulder Pain, Stroke Care, Stroke Patients and Carers, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation Standards, Stroke Units, Swallowing, Upper Limb Electrical Stimulation
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Education and Support Package for Stroke Patients and Carers: an RCT (BMJ Open)
Summary This multi-site randomised controlled trial examined objective tailoring of stroke information and provision of reinforcement opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness of patient / carer education. The study evaluated the effectiveness of an education package in knowledge, health and psychosocial … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Stroke
Tagged Anxiety, Australia, BMJ Open, Brighton Health Campus and Services: Queensland, Brighton: Queensland, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Strain Index, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Education and Support for Stroke Carers, Education and Support for Stroke Patients, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Feeling Informed, Health Belief Model, Hospital Discharge, Information and Advice, Patient Discharge, Patient Information Packages, Post-Discharge Activities, Post-Discharge Support, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM), Reinforcement Opportunities, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Self-Efficacy (Patients), Stroke Education and Support Package, Stroke Information, Stroke Patients and Carers, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Units, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge)
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Emotional Impact of Stroke (BBC News / Stroke Association)
Summary A survey of more than 2,700 stroke survivors and their carers in the UK by the Stroke Association has found that many patients and their families / carers experienced emotional suffering. The emotional impact of a stroke is often overlooked and given a lower priority than … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Anxiety, BBC Health News, Carer Support, Communication Support, Community Rehabilitation, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Family Carers, Feeling Overwhelmed: Third Report in Life After Stroke Campaign, Information and Advice, Life After Stroke Campaign, NHS Stroke Improvement Programme, Prevalence of Stroke, Psychological Support (for Carers), Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services, Stroke Association, Stroke Improvement Programme, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Survivors’ Declaration, Support for Carers
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