BACKGROUND Supporting self-management in stroke patients improves psychological and functional outcomes but evidence on how to achieve this is sparse. We aimed to synthesise evidence from systematic reviews of qualitative studies in an overarching meta-review to inform the delivery and development of self-management support interventions. METHODS We systematically searched eight electronic da...

Background: Rehabilitation is a main part of stroke treatment. Stroke causes reduced quality of life (QOL) among stroke survivors and significant strain on Caregivers.However, family role on the rehabilitation team andprogram should present on family-based. Aim: The effect of home-based stroke rehabilitation on quality of life of stroke survivors and their family caregiver strain. Method: This ...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to describe the lived experience as it develops over time in stroke survivors suffering from early depressive symptoms. METHOD This paper presents a phenomenological hermeneutical interview-study of nine participants at 6, 12, and 18 months after stroke. FINDINGS The participants related the depressive symptoms to the consequences of the stroke, and the expe...

Background: There has been considerable development in the clinometric of stroke. But, researcher is concerned that some scales are too generic, inherently and the insight may not be provided. The current study was conducted to determine which scale or scales should be used in stroke survivors. Methods: We selected 67 studies which published between January 2010 and December 2018 from Up to d...

conclusions the 11 item hausa-mspss index is valid for the assessment of perceived social support among stroke survivors in nigeria. results based on expert panel, clinicians’ review and patients’ feedback, the 12 item hausa-mspss had sufficient face, content and criterion validity. in reliability analysis, the cronbach’s alpha was 0.781. in test-retest reliability analysis, the minimum kappa v...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain understanding of the lived experience of senior stroke survivors who used prescribed wheelchairs in their homes and communities. The study involved semistructured, in-depth interviews that were conducted with 10 participants, ages 70 to 80 years old, who had used a wheelchair for a mean of 5.6 years. A constant comparative inductive method of an...

BACKGROUND Blacks have higher stroke incidence and experience greater poststroke disability than whites. To optimize care for stroke survivors, it is important to understand the amount of care that they receive and the implications for stroke caregivers. METHODS AND RESULTS Data from 2 nationally representative, population-based studies, the NHATS (National Health and Aging Trends Study) link...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the types and cost of medications prescribed at discharge for ischemic stroke survivors. METHODS This is a descriptive study of medications prescribed for ischemic stroke survivors admitted to Al-watani hospital during a 6-month period. RESULTS A total of 95 consecutive stroke patients were included in the study period; 78 (82.1%) survivors we...