Psychosocial experiences and needs of Australian caregivers of people with stroke: prognosis messages, caregiver resilience, and relationships.

CONCLUSIONS: Particular attention should be paid to how prognosis is conveyed and whether appropriate outpatient services are available. Clinicians should also consider discussing appropriate caregiver coping strategies and the quality of the relationship between the stroke survivor and caregiver. PMID: 23893835 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23893835?dopt=Abstract

Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - July 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: El Masry Y, Mullan B, Hackett M Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research

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