Changes in the impact of stroke between 3 and 12 months post-stroke, assessed with the Stroke Impact Scale.

CONCLUSION: Both positive and negative clinically meaningful changes related to impact of stroke were found between 3 and 12 months post-stroke. Therefore it is important to pay close attention to patients' perceptions of their everyday life situation during rehabilitation and at discharge.
PMID: 25188837 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - November 14, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research