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One-Year Risk of Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke in Hunter New England, Australia (INSIST Study)
Conclusion: One-year risk of stroke in TIAMS participants was lower than reported in previous studies. Early implementation of antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapies may have contributed to the low stroke recurrence.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - December 20, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Are Differences in Dysphagia Assessment, Oral Care Provision, or Nasogastric Tube Insertion Associated with Stroke-Associated Pneumonia? A Nationwide Survey Linked to National Stroke Registry Data
Conclusion: Variation exists in dysphagia screening and management, but there was no evidence of an association between clinical practice patterns and incidence of SAP. Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to examine association with SAP.Cerebrovasc Dis
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Post-acute organisational audit report
Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) - Based on data from 664 post-acute services, this report describes the organisation of post-acute stroke care in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Jersey as of 1 April 2021. Overall, the report found some improvements when compared to 2015, including the fact that 99 per cent of services have access to an occupational therapist, physiotherapist and rehab assistant (95 per cent in 2015).ReportMore detail
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 13, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Source Type: news
Telestroke Assessment With Perfusion CT Improves the Diagnostic Accuracy of Stroke vs. Mimic
Conclusions: In the telehealth setting, the absence of an ischaemic lesion on CTP adds to the diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing mimic from stroke, above that from clinical features.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - December 3, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Cross-sectional survey of rehabilitation service availability for stroke and hip fracture in Australian public hospitals
CONCLUSION: There was reduced availability of rehabilitation services and health disciplines in rural/regional settings. A follow-up study is underway investigating relationships between reduced outpatient service availability and inpatient length of stay in rural/regional versus metropolitan hospitals.PMID:34757624 | DOI:10.1111/ajr.12803
Source: The Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 10, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: Angela Vratsistas-Curto Christine T Shiner Linda Klein Steven G Faux Source Type: research
Prescribing of direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin to older people with atrial fibrillation in UK general practice: a cohort study
Anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) has, historically, been under-used in older people. The aim of this study was to investigate prescribing of oral anticoagulants (OACs) for peop...
Source: BMC Medicine - August 31, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Anneka Mitchell, Julia Snowball, Tomas J. Welsh, Margaret C. Watson and Anita McGrogan Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Stroke Survivors Experience Elevated Levels of Loneliness: A Multi-Year Analysis of the National Survey for Wales
CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that elevated levels of loneliness poststroke are robust in that they replicate in large nationally representative samples and cannot be reduced to objective measures of social isolation. The work has clinical and societal relevance by suggesting that loneliness poststroke is unlikely to be adequately "treated" if only the quantity and not the quality of social experiences are considered.PMID:34189561 | DOI:10.1093/arclin/acab046
Source: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology - June 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christopher Byrne Christopher W N Saville Rudi Coetzer Richard Ramsey Source Type: research
