Understanding Stroke Survivorship

Understanding stroke survivorship: expanding the concept of poststroke disability.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Limitations in essential daily activities are common among older adults after stroke, but little is known about restrictions in their ability to participate in valued social activities. We sought to broaden our understanding of disability after stroke by characterizing poststroke participation restrictions and investigating the extent to which they are accounted for by di...

Understanding the long-term challenges of cancer survivorship.

Survivorship in the context of cancer is an expanding domain. It is important not just to eradicate the cancer but also to understand the implications of diagnosis and treatment. This may also include a fear of secondary malignancies and life-threatening complications.

Understanding Life After Stroke

Model of understanding fatigue after stroke.

F atigue is ubiquitous but it is more common and more severe in patients with acute and chronic conditions, including stroke. The reported proportion of people with fatigue after stroke ranges from 23% to 75%. 1 The variation in proportion between studies reflects the heterogeneity in the studied populations , time since stroke, and assessment methods for fatigue. Fatigue is common immediately ...

Understanding upper limb recovery after stroke.

This review addresses what is currently known about the time course of skill reacquisition after stroke. There is growing evidence that the natural logarithmic pattern of functional recovery can be modified by intensive task-oriented practice preferably initiated within 6 months after stroke. However, the impact of practice on the learning-dependent and intrinsic spontaneous mechanisms of neuro...