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Effect of a tailored multidimensional intervention on the care burden among family caregivers of stroke survivors: a randomised controlled trial
Conclusion The main results showed that participants in the IG did not experience an improvement in the main outcomes. Nevertheless, the improvement in the psychological and social domains may have been attributed to our intervention. Trial registration number NCT04211662.
Source: BMJ Open - February 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elsheikh, M. A., Moriyama, M., Rahman, M. M., Kako, M., EL-Monshed, A. H., Zoromba, M., Zehry, H., Khalil, M. H., El-Gilany, A.-H., Amr, M. Tags: Open access, Nursing Source Type: research

Adherence to Antithrombotic Treatment and Ischemic Stroke Recurrence in Egypt and Germany: A Comparative Analysis
Conclusions: The large stroke recurrence burden in Egypt may be partly explained by differing adherence to secondary preventative antithrombotic pharmacotherapy. Predictors of medication nonadherence have to be addressed to reduce stroke recurrence disparities.Cerebrovasc Dis
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 21, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Approaches in Prehospital Sepsis Screening
Discussion In the United States, sepsis is one of the leading causes of death, which requires timely identification and proper treatment (CDC, 2019; Guerra et al., 2020; Polito et al., 2015). Based upon a review of literature conducted from 2014 to 2018, the primary investigators could locate five prehospital EMS screening tools to assist EMS providers in identifying at-risk sepsis patients. The researchers explored how the modified SIRS and qSOFA scoring systems were used in hospital settings in addition to these five prehospital EMS screening tools. The Bas 90-30-90, Guerra, PRESEP, PRESS, and Robson tools have ove...
Source: JEMS Operations - January 5, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Exclusives Patient Care EMS EMT Paramedic Prehospital Sepsis Source Type: news