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CONCLUSION: Using multifaceted strategies, a group designed to include carers was implemented on a stroke rehabilitation ward. The intervention provided positive outcomes in terms of increased therapy dose and satisfaction according to participant feedback.CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NUMBER: ANZCTR12620000708954Implications for rehabilitationIt is possible to develop modes of delivery in rehabilitation that include the carers of stroke survivors and these interventions are considered enjoyable and beneficial.Health professionals should consider interventions that are engaging and fun for stroke survivors and their carers.Health professionals should carefully plan and utilise appropriate implementation strategies when aiming to introduce a new intervention into an established health service.Health professionals should ensure stroke survivors and their carers have an understanding of recovery following stroke and how to maximise outcomes through increasing amount of practice.PMID:33730949 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1897693
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research