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Adaptation to poststroke fatigue in stroke survivors and their care partners: a scoping review
CONCLUSIONS: Stroke survivors had many types of challenges and strategies for fatigue adaptation. Survivors received family, employer, and colleague support but how care partners help survivors develop new skills is unknown. Stroke survivors expressed that healthcare professionals need to teach survivors and care partners basic knowledge of fatigue that meet their personal needs and provide adaptive interventions for survivors. Implications for rehabilitationThe challenges of poststroke fatigue are multifaceted because fatigue influences stroke survivors' physical, cognitive, mental, and social aspects of recovery.Stroke s...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 20, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chiao-Hsin Teng Ratchanok Phonyiam Leslie L Davis Ruth A Anderson Source Type: research

Assessing the fidelity of the independently getting up off the floor (IGO) technique as part of the ReTrain pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial for stroke survivors
CONCLUSIONS: IGO was successfully and safely practised by stroke survivors including those with hemiparesis. Trainers should be aware of comorbidities that may impede completion of IGO and modify teaching to accommodate individual need. Further research should assess if IGO can be utilised by individuals who have other disabilities with unilateral impairments and whether IGO has physical, functional and economic benefit.Implications for rehabilitationFalls are common in stroke survivors, and many are unable to get up despite being uninjured, leading to long-lie complications or ambulance call-outs but non-conveyance to hos...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - November 12, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Laura Hollands Raff Calitri Krystal Warmoth Anthony Shepherd Rhoda Allison Sarah Dean ReTrain Trial team Source Type: research

How do healthcare professionals experience communication with people with aphasia and what content should communication partner training entail?
CONCLUSIONS: According to HCP, communication difficulties challenge the provision of healthcare activities and lead to negative feelings in HCP. HCP suggest that communication can be improved by providing more time in the healthcare pathway of people with aphasia, adapting healthcare information to the needs of people with aphasia, commitment of physicians and managers, changing the roles of SLTs and improving knowledge and skills of HCP. Implications for rehabilitation Communication between healthcare professionals (HCP) and people with aphasia can be improved by training HCP to use supportive conversation techniques and ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 2, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: van Rijssen MN, Veldkamp M, Bryon E, Remijn L, Visser-Meily JMA, Gerrits E, van Ewijk L Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Structuring community-based adapted dance programs for persons post-stroke: a qualitative study.
Conclusion: Recommendations generated from our study can inform the development of community-based dance programs that are practical, optimize health benefits, and meet the needs and interests of people post-stroke.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONDance is an effective way to improve physical, psychosocial, and cognitive function for persons post-stroke while also promoting meaningful social relationships within the community.A dance instructor who is a skilled communicator and is willing to adapt to the needs of the class, is the most important factor for a successful dance class.Creating a safe and inviting environment for...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - January 3, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Gregor S, Vaughan-Graham J, Wallace A, Walsh H, Patterson KK Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Quasi-experimental evaluation of a home care model for patients with stroke in China.
Conclusions Home care may be associated with higher quality of life and reduced dependency among stroke patients in China. Implications for Rehabilitation Home care can be effective method at improving the physical and psychological well-being of stroke survivors in China. The home care model in this study can improve health outcomes as well as reduce healthcare resources utilisation. Home care models for stroke survivors should be adapted to local healthcare policies and resources. PMID: 26824752 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - January 29, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chen L, Sit JW, Shen X Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Prognostic factors for discharge destination after acute stroke: a comprehensive literature review.
Conclusion: Patient initial medical care, age and sex, neurological and medical complications and environmental/socio-economic factors should be considered in the decision-making process for discharge destination. [Box: see text]. PMID: 25250810 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - September 24, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Van der Cruyssen K, Vereeck L, Saeys W, Remmen R Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research