Reporting “specific abilities” after major stroke to better describe prognosis
If health professionals are to involve major stroke patients and their families in making decisions about treatments, they need to describe prognosis in terms that are easily understood. We suggest that referring to “specific abilities”, such as ability to be independent, walk, talk, eat normally, be continent, live without severe pain, live without major anxiety or depression and to live at home may be more easily understood than terms such as disabled based on the modified Rankin scale (mRs).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Akila Visvanathan, William Whiteley, Gillian Mead, Julia Lawton, Fergus N Doubal, Martin Dennis Source Type: research