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Stroke recovery - what are people talking about on Twitter?
Conclusions: Twitter's role as a space for peer-support and motivation amongst survivors was evident, as was its potential for promoting awareness of stroke and its sequalae to the public. Amongst the most prominent aspects of recovery discussed was the psychological impact of stroke, with users expressing difficulty in addressing the emotional sequalae in comparison to the physical aspects. This may be addressed by targeted funding of mental health services, and recognition of the specialised needs of stroke survivors. It is hoped that the findings of this project will be useful in guiding the apportioning of funding, as ...
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - January 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katie Gallacher Diane Pennington Terence Quinn Daniel Petrie Source Type: research

Adaptation and Content Validation of a Patient-Reported Measure of Treatment Burden for use in Stroke Survivors (PETS-Stroke)
Conclusions: The development of a systematic method of quantifying treatment burden from the perspective of stroke survivors will allow for the identification of patients at high risk of treatment burden and will aid the design and testing of tailored interventions aimed at lessening treatment burden.PMID:36972534 | DOI:10.1370/afm.21.s1.3647
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - March 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katie Gallacher Aleema Sardar Lisa Kidd Karen Wood Frances Mair David Eton Terence Quinn Source Type: research

Stroke Riskometer Application (SRA ™) influence on lifestyle changes of home bound familial Malaysian stroke caregivers: a randomised controlled trial in a primary care based longer term stroke care facility
CONCLUSION: SRA™ is a useful tool for familial stroke caregivers to make lifestyle changes, although it did not reduce personal or relative stroke risk after 3 months usage.TRIAL REGISTRATION: No: ACTRN12618002050235 (Registration Date: 21st December 2018).PMID:37684626 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02138-x
Source: Primary Care - September 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Radhiyah Hussin Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz Mohd Fairuz Ali Ezura Madiana Md Monoto H S Arvinder-Singh Alabed Ali Ahmed Alabed Wan Asyraf Wan Zaidi Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim FRCPE Source Type: research

Post-stroke memory deficits and barriers to seeking help: views of patients and carers
ConclusionsWith an ageing population and increase in stroke-survival, the burden of post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia will only increase. Stroke-survivors and their family carers in this study have identified issues that may hinder their presentation to health care professionals at a personal and organizational level. Health professionals need to be aware of these potential issues when planning services for stroke-survivors.
Source: Family Practice - November 19, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research

Study protocol of a telephone problem-solving intervention for Spanish-speaking caregivers of veterans post-stroke: an 8-session investigator-blinded, two-arm parallel (intervention vs usual care), randomized clinical trial
This study tests the impact of a telephone and online problem-solving intervention for Spanish-speaking stroke caregivers on caregiver outcomes.METHODS: The design is a two-arm parallel randomized clinical trial with repeated measures. We will enroll 290 caregivers from 3 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. Participants randomized into the intervention arm receive a problem-solving intervention that uses telephone and online education and care management tools on the previously developed and nationally available RESCUE en Español Caregiver website. In the usual care group, participants receive the information and/or su...
Source: Primary Care - March 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: I Magaly Freytes Magda K Schmitzberger Naiomi Rivera-Rivera Janet Lopez Keryl Motta-Valencia Samuel S Wu Tatiana Orozco Jennifer Hale-Gallardo Nathaniel Eliazar-Macke Jennifer H LeLaurin Constance R Uphold Source Type: research

Therapeutic Dilemma of Wake-up Stroke: Clinical and Brain Imaging Characteristics and Reperfusion as a Treatment Option
Conclusions: Only minor dissimilarities between clinical and radiologic features of WUS and clear-onset stroke were found. Circadian patterns of stroke onset were observed in both groups. Stroke was more likely to occur during waking than during sleep, and a diurnal pattern of common occurrence during the morning was documented. Recognition of the acceptable timeframe for acute reperfusion therapy in unwitnessed strokes is crucial so that thrombolytic treatment can be started for these patients.PMID:36441986 | DOI:10.4088/PCC.21m03216
Source: The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders - November 28, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Erum Mubashir Shariff Fahd Ali Al Khmais Saima Nazish Noman Ishaque Aishah Ibrahim Al Bakr Reem S AlOmar Danah Aljaafari Mohammad AlShurem Azra Zafar Rizwana Shahid Sari AlSuhaibani Saeed Al-Jubran Nehad M Soltan Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Sharydah Majed Alabd Source Type: research

Optimising stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: application of the GRASP-AF audit tool in a UK general practice cohort.
CONCLUSION: Most patients with AF in general practice are at high risk of stroke, but OAC is under-utilised in about 40%. Risk of stroke and death was significantly reduced by OAC, yet antiplatelet monotherapy was inappropriately used in approximately 25% of patients at risk of stroke. Optimal implementation of the CHA2DS2-VASc score in the GRASP-AF tool could help prevent more strokes annually. PMID: 25548312 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - January 1, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shantsila E, Wolff A, Lip GY, Lane DA Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research

Predictors of health-related quality of life in community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cohort study
Conclusion. These results contribute to an understanding of HRQoL in the first year post-stroke. Community participation and stroke-related disability are potentially modifiable risk factors affecting post-stroke HRQoL. Interventions aimed at addressing participation and disability post-stroke should be developed and tested.
Source: Family Practice - July 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: White, J., Magin, P., Attia, J., Sturm, J., McElduff, P., Carter, G. Tags: Health Service Research Source Type: research

Association of hypnotics with stroke risk: a population-based case-control study.
CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that, in a case-control study matched for age, gender, and comorbidities using multiple logistic regression and sensitivity tests, zolpidem and estazolam were slightly associated with an increased risk of stroke. Further large-scale and in-depth studies should be performed. Use of hypnotics should always be determined by specialists, and adverse effects should be continuously monitored. PMID: 25133061 [PubMed]
Source: Primary Care - August 19, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Lee CC, Tsai KY, Hung YT, Chou FH, Huang YS Tags: Prim Care Companion CNS Disord Source Type: research

Level of awareness regarding stroke among Riyadh population
CONCLUSION: This study found that the majority of participants had a high level of awareness regarding stroke. Regarding the education level of the participants, we found that the majority of participants with primary school-level education had a high level of awareness regarding stroke risk factors. Furthermore, we found that the level of awareness about prevention of stroke was moderate among participants. Thus, further studies should explore how to improve levels of awareness regarding the prevention of stroke.PMID:34017784 | PMC:PMC8132771 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1304_20
Source: Primary Care - May 21, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mohammed K T Abutaima Ammar Almaghrabi Rashed Alhazzaa Abdullah Alaydaa Abdulhakim Alshuraymi Meshari Alzahim Sohaib Ashour Mohammed Alayed Mukhlid Alshamrani Ammar Fathi M Khalifa Source Type: research