Self-evaluation of personal needs by community-living young stroke survivors using an online English language questionnaire

CONCLUSIONS: There is high burden of unmet needs in community-living young stroke survivors which are spread disproportionately across the identified domains.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONIdentifying personal needs of young stroke survivors is crucial for their recovery.Impairments after Stroke, Finances, and Social Participation were often selected as being high burden unmet needs for community-living young people after stroke.Employing a post-stroke checklist to guide exploration of needs in young stroke may better capture which needs are unmet.PMID:35617487 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2022.2076935
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research