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Female stroke survivors’ quality of life investigated
Conclusion The study suggests that women have a lower quality of life than men three and 12 months after they have been discharged from hospital after experiencing a stroke or mini-stroke. While the results were statistically significant, the relative differences appeared small. For example at three months (where the largest difference was found) the average difference in quality of life score between men and women was 0.036 points. This is on a quality of life scale that ranges from 0 (death) to 1 (perfect health). The quality of life difference at 12 months was 0.022 points. Whether these small differences are clinicall...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

Female stroke survivors' quality of life investigated
Conclusion The study suggests that women have a lower quality of life than men three and 12 months after they have been discharged from hospital after experiencing a stroke or mini-stroke. While the results were statistically significant, the relative differences appeared small. For example at three months (where the largest difference was found) the average difference in quality of life score between men and women was 0.036 points. This is on a quality of life scale that ranges from 0 (death) to 1 (perfect health). The quality of life difference at 12 months was 0.022 points. Whether these small differences are clinicall...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

Supporting the Women in our Lives: Stroke Prevention
May is Stroke Awareness Month and May 10-16th is National Women's Health Week, making this the perfect time to talk about the special challenges women face related to stroke and how women can reduce their risk and protect their health. Being the mid-Atlantic Regional Health Administrator might make stroke prevention my professional duty, but it's my role as a father, husband, and son to so many special women that makes it my personal responsibility. It's alarming to think that every 4 minutes someone in the United States dies of a stroke -- most of them women. Stroke -- which is sometimes called a brain attack -- happens...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understandings stroke in rural Malaysia: ethnographic insights.
Conclusion: Lack of knowledge about stroke and its symptoms was evident in participants' account. Findings emphasize the importance of knowledge based health interventions, especially in health education strategies for stroke survivors to reduce delays to diagnosis and potentially improve health outcomes post-stroke. Implications for rehabilitation Stroke survivors often form explanatory models of stroke that draw from both biomedical and traditional explanations of stroke. Understanding how people derive lay understandings of stroke can contribute towards developing the goals and activities that facilitate recovery and re...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 5, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yap KH, Warren N, Allotey P, Reidpath DD Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, and the way of coping emotions as risk factors for ischemic stroke and their influence on stroke severity: A case –control study in Lebanon
ConclusionDespite several limitations, the findings of our study suggest that people who are depressed or stressed are more likely to have an ischemic stroke. Consequently, additional research into the causes and effects of depression and perceived stress may provide new directions for preventive strategies that can help reduce the risk of stroke. Since pre-stroke depression and perceived stress were also found to be strongly correlated with stroke severity, future studies should evaluate the association between pre-stroke depression, perceived stress, and stroke severity to gain a deeper understanding of the complex inter...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - February 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Abstract 267: Improving Inpatient Stroke Care by Implementing Stroke Units Across Health Systems Using an Improvement Collaborative Approach Session Title: Poster Session II
Conclusions: This inter-provincial Quality Improvement Collaborative was successful in implementing and improving stroke units, and in improving best practice care of inpatient stroke patients. Critical success factors include the engagement of faculty from high-performing centers even if they exist outside the jurisdiction where improvement is sought, and the use of the 7-step framework for implementing stroke units.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - June 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kamal, N., Aikman, P., Teal, P., Suddes, M., Collier, T., Hill, M. D., Dawson, A., Veldhoen, R., Harris, D. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session II Source Type: research

Assessment of Stroke Knowledge and Attitudes among Riyadh Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study (P2.303)
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated average medical students’ knowledge of stroke and identified knowledge gaps in different domains of basic stroke knowledge. Stroke education modules should be incorporated into the preclinical curriculum and neurology or stroke clerkships should be mandatory for all students. Emphasizing the high risk of stroke recurrence in patients with minor or transient symptoms is crucial for decreasing the burden of stroke.Disclosure: Dr. Al Zwahmah has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurosciences Journal.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Alzawahmah, M. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Education and TIA Source Type: research

Speedy treatment of stroke patients with new clot retrieval device vastly improves outcomes
In the treatment of stroke patients, time really is brain. A few minutes can mean the difference between patients living independently or suffering debilitating disabilities. Now, UCLA researchers have shown, for the first time, that speedy treatment with a new-generation stent clot retrieval device results in greatly improved outcomes, and that even a five-minute delay negatively affects patients. The one-year study found that when blood flow was restored to the brain within four hours of the start of a stroke, 80 percent of patients had a very good outcome — meaning that they survived and were able to live independent...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The stroke east Saxony pilot project for organized post‐stroke care: a case–control study
ConclusionsOur pilot data suggest that organized post‐stroke care enhances achievement of secondary prevention goals. Its possible effect on stroke recurrence, long‐term disability, and quality of life is currently investigated in a prospective cohort study. The Stroke East Saxony Pilot Project for Organized Post‐Stroke Care was case–control study to explore the feasibility of a self‐developed standardized post‐stroke pathway and its impact on secondary stroke prevention and long‐term outcome in patients with acute stroke. These pilot data suggest that organized post‐stroke care enhances achievement of sec...
Source: Brain and Behavior - March 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Ulf Bodechtel, Kristian Barlinn, Uwe Helbig, Katrin Arnold, Timo Siepmann, Lars‐Peder Pallesen, Volker Puetz, Heinz Reichmann, Jochen Schmitt, Jessica Kepplinger Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Age and gender differences in acute stroke hospital patients.
In conclusion, considerable differences were established between age and gender stroke patient groups, confirming the need of permanent national stroke registry and subsequent targeted action in secondary care, and prevention with education on risk factors, preferably personally tailored. PMID: 27333721 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - June 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Acta Clin Croat Source Type: research

Nursing care for stroke patients: A survey of current practice in 11 European countries
ConclusionsThe participating European countries comply well with the European Stroke Strategies guidelines, particularly in the acute stroke care, but not all stroke units have reached optimal development in all aspects of stroke care nursing. Relevance to clinical practiceOur study may provide clinical administrators and nurses in stroke care with information that may contribute to improved compliance with the European Stroke Strategies and evidence‐based guidelines.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - October 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Zeliha Tulek, Ingrid Poulsen, Katrin Gillis, Ann ‐Cathrin Jönsson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Exploring perceptions of stroke survivors and caregivers about secondary prevention: a longitudinal qualitative study.
CONCLUSION: Despite experiencing some barriers, stroke survivors adopted lifestyle changes transitioning through different stages of change. Stroke prevention education and interventions from experts would be helpful later in the rehabilitation phase (once at home) and adopting a patient-family centered approach may assist stroke survivors and their caregivers in the uptake of secondary stroke prevention activities. Implications for rehabilitation Stroke is perceived as a soul searching experience by stroke survivors and their caregivers motivating them to enquire its causes and adopting lifestyle changes to prevent a futu...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - January 22, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Parappilly BP, Mortenson WB, Field TS, Eng JJ Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Shortfall in stroke care: A study of ischaemic stroke care practices in a South African metropole
CONCLUSIONS: The two stroke units at the level 3 hospitals adhered most closely to the recommended SA stroke guideline. Elsewhere, ischaemic stroke care varied widely across general medical wards at all hospital levels. Adherence to the guideline was influenced by factors such as limited access to diagnostic investigations, patient delays in receiving medical attention, and shortages of staff. Monitoring systems for continuous evaluation of the quality of acute and post-acute stroke services are needed. The shortfall in compliance with recommended stroke treatment guidelines could lead to worse outcomes and exposure to lit...
Source: South African Medical Journal - May 4, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: V Mandizvidza L London A Bryer Source Type: research