A lthough the decline in poststroke mortality is a cause for celebration, 1 we must remain mindful that substantial poststroke disability is considered a worse outcome than death for many people. 2 Thus, an increased focus on stroke survivors, in particular, their cognitive and physical function, is needed. Stroke survivors face many of the same challenges as cancer survivors, and perhaps strok...

PEDALING-RELATED BRAIN ACTIVATION IN PEOPLE POST-STROKE: AN FMRI STUDY Nutta-on Promjunyakul, P.T., M.Sc. Marquette University, 2012 This study aimed to enhance our understanding of supraspinal control of locomotion in stroke survivors and its relationship to locomotor impairment. We focused mainly on the locomotor component of walking, which involves rhythmic, reciprocal, flexion and extension...

Objective: Stroke is a significant global health concern, leading to high mortality and disability rates. Prompt assessment, management, rehabilitation are crucial for improving clinical outcomes. Balance impairment common consequence of stroke, affecting the majority survivors increasing risk falls disability.
 Methods: The study included 30 post-stroke hemiplegic individuals, randomly as...

BACKGROUND Incontinence is a common problem faced by family caregivers that is recognized as a major burden and predictor of institutionalization. However, few studies have evaluated the experiences of family caregivers caring for stroke survivors with incontinence. PURPOSE To describe experiences of caregivers managing incontinence in stroke survivors. DESIGN This qualitative descriptive s...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL) assessment is important when monitoring over time the recovery of stroke-survivors living at home. This study explores the associations between QoL and socioeconomic factors, functional impairments and self-reported dissatisfaction with received information and home-care services among survivors two years after stroke onset. This problem remains partially addres...

A smartphone-based rehabilitation approach called ARMStrokes was developed that provides realtime support for stroke survivors to complete rehabilitation exercises for upper extremity recovery. A pilot study of 10 stroke survivors was conducted to examine the usability and usefulness of the application. In addition, a web-based collaborative communication system was evaluated for usability and ...

Background Stroke survivors with residual physical disabilities are reported to have decreased muscle strength and balance. Balance ability is one of the prerequisite for performing activities of daily living independently. Virtual reality balance games performed in the community based rehabilitation settings may be beneficial for stroke survivors to improve their functional balance resulting i...

BACKGROUND There is very little information about the quality of life (QOL) of stroke survivors in LMIC countries with underdeveloped non communicable health infrastructures, who bear two thirds of the global stroke burden. METHODOLOGY We used a sequential mix methods approach. First, a quantitative analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 700 participants, who constituted 350 stroke...

With the growing burden of chronic illness affecting aging populations, rural health systems are faced with unique challenges to support and promote health in their communities. The Yarmouth Stroke Project was a 5-year initiative aimed at improving health care services for stroke survivors in rural Nova Scotia, Canada. A needs assessment indicated a lack of support to self-manage stroke during ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Little is known about the contribution of obesity to the higher mortality risk among stroke survivors. We assessed the independent association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality among stroke survivors. METHODS Cross-sectional and prospective data from a nationally representative survey of noninstitutionalized civilian U.S. population aged 25 or older (n=20 050)...