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Developing a complex intervention programme for informal caregivers of stroke survivors: The Caregivers’ Guide
ConclusionThrough a qualitative mixed‐methods design, an in‐depth contextual understanding of stroke caregiver needs within the rehabilitative support system was reached. This allowed the development of a context tailored comprehensive caregiver support programme consisting of five ‘Conceptual Building Blocks’.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - May 31, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Theresia Krieger, Frans Feron, Elisabeth Dorant Tags: Empirical Studies Source Type: research
Integrated Oral Health Care for Stroke Patients ‐A Scoping Review
ConclusionManaging oral health post‐stroke is vital and there is a need for an appropriate integrated oral care service in Australia.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - July 31, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Shilpi Ajwani, Sumedh Jayanti, Nadia Burkolter, Craig Anderson, Sameer Bhole, Rhonda Itaoui, Ajesh George Tags: Review Source Type: research
Integrated oral health care for stroke patients – a scoping review
ConclusionManaging oral health poststroke is vital, and there is a need for an appropriate integrated oral care service in Australia.
Relevance to clinical practiceNondental professionals, especially nurses, can play a key role in the poststroke oral health management of stroke patients to reduce complications, especially pneumonia.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - December 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Shilpi Ajwani, Sumedh Jayanti, Nadia Burkolter, Craig Anderson, Sameer Bhole, Rhonda Itaoui, Ajesh George Tags: Review Source Type: research
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in Plain English Is Reliable for Novice Nurse Users with Minimal Training
Discussion With minimal or no training, novice nurse users of the NIHSS-PE can do as well as, if not better than, novice users of the NIHSS, making this tool useful for facilities pursuing Acute Stroke-Ready certification.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing - March 28, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
The impact of aspiration pneumonia and nasogastric feeding on clinical outcomes in stroke patients: a retrospective cohort study
ConclusionHigh prevalence and cost of complications associated with stroke highlights the complexity of providing nursing and allied health care to this patient population. This provides a snap shot of dysphagia related complications experienced by stroke patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - June 15, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Maria Schwarz, Anne Coccetti, Allison Murdoch, Elizabeth Cardell Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Independent predictors of medication adherence among Singaporean patients following an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack
ConclusionMedication adherence was poor in Singaporean patients following an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. The independent predictors identified in this study will support healthcare professionals to develop tailored intervention to improve medication adherence among this group of patients.
Relevance to clinical practiceNurses play an important role in promoting patients’ medication adherence. Helping stroke patients understand the long‐term benefits of their medications is essential to enhance patients’ medication adherence and results in better health outcomes.This article is protected by copyright....
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - August 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Wenru Wang, Gerk Sin Chia, Il Fan Tan, Siew Noi Janis Tye, Xiaona Wang, Birong Zhu, Ying Jiang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Envisioning the future as expressed within family health conversations by families of persons suffering from stroke
ConclusionThe persons with stroke and their belonging family members’ vision of the future was reflected over in the light of theories about beliefs, possible selves, hope and suffering, and the findings highlight the need for broader use of family conversations to support persons with stroke and their families to manage the future.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - August 29, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Karin Sundin, Susanna Pusa, Carin Jonsson, Britt ‐Inger Saveman, Ulrika Östlund Tags: Empirical Studies Source Type: research
Independent predictors of medication adherence among Singaporean patients following an ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack
ConclusionMedication adherence was poor in Singaporean patients following an ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack. The independent predictors identified in this study will support healthcare professionals to develop tailored intervention to improve medication adherence among this group of patients.
Relevance to clinical practiceNurses play an important role in promoting patients’ medication adherence. Helping stroke patients understand the long‐term benefits of their medications is essential to enhance patients’ medication adherence and results in better health outcomes.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - October 8, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Wenru Wang, Gerk Sin Chia, Il Fan Tan, Siew Noi Janis Tye, Xiaona Wang, Birong Zhu, Ying Jiang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Oral hygiene practices and knowledge among stroke ‐care nurses: a multi‐center cross‐sectional study
ConclusionsThe clinical practice of providing oral hygiene care is less than ideal and there are deficiencies in oral health knowledge for stroke care. Oral health knowledge was associated with clinical practice of providing oral hygiene care. This has implications for training and integrating oral hygiene care within stroke rehabilitation.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - December 21, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Normaliza Ab. Malik, Saari Mohamad Yatim, Norhayati Hussein, Hanita Mohamad, Colman McGrath Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Novel Use of a Nurse-Led Telemedicine Team in Acute Stroke: A Retrospective Review of the Impact on a Regional Health Care System
ConclusionIn an acute stroke telemedicine system, implementation of a local nurse-led “stroke responder” system resulted in significantly decreased acute stroke metrics for a community hospital within a regional hospital system.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing - September 6, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Predictors of prolonged hospital stay in a Comprehensive Stroke Unit.
CONCLUSION: this study showed that three complications delayed hospital discharge in patients admitted in a stroke unit, two preventable ones: pneumonia and urinary tract infection. More intense measures to avoid them should be included in the performance indicators to reduce the length of hospital stay in stroke units.
PMID: 31618390 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - October 13, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Gaspari AP, Cruz EDA, Batista J, Alpendre FT, Zétola V, Lange MC Tags: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Source Type: research
Utilization of Advanced Practice Providers in Advanced Practice Provider-Led Stroke Clinic to Expand Outpatient Stroke Follow-up Care
Stroke follow-up care with neurology specialty advanced practice providers is critical to focus on stroke prevention. The need for which is underscored by results of a recent study noting that many stroke survivors of first-ever strokes were not receiving stroke standard-of-care prevention measures including consistent antiplatelet therapies and regular exercise. Study findings further note the rates of usage for stroke prevention interventions (daily anti-platelet therapy, smoking cessation, regular exercise, hypertension control) were between 50% and 70%. Clinical nurse specialists along with nurse practitioner and physi...
Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - December 2, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research
Effects of Transitional Care Model-Based Interventions for Stroke Patients and Caregivers on Caregivers' Competence and Patient Outcomes: Randomized Controlled Trial
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Transitional Care Model Stroke Turkey for stroke patients and caregivers as regards the competence of caregivers and patient outcomes. It is a parallel-group, assessor-blinded monocenter conducted with 126 participants in total (66 intervention included 33 stroke patients and 33 caregivers; 60 control groups included 30 stroke patients and 30 caregivers), between March and August 2018. The Transitional Care Model Stroke Turkey program lasts for 13 to 20 weeks. It includes a 12-week follow-up after discharge, a minimum of three hospital visits, one home visit, minimum 18 phone c...
Source: Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN - February 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Yasemin Demir Avci Sebahat G özüm Source Type: research
