Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States. 1 The Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that 15 000 …

Background Research shows that stroke patients and their families are dissatisfied with the
information provided and have a poor understanding of stroke and associated issues …

Background Informal care givers support disabled stroke patients at home but receive little
training for the caregiving role. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of training care givers …

Objective: Despite recent high-profile advances in our un-derstanding of rehabilitation post-
stroke, the evidence base remains weaker than in other areas of stroke management. Under …

The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of different types of
intervention programs for caregivers of stroke patients. A systematic search using Medline …

Stroke causes an estimated 5.54 million deaths worldwide each year. 1 The burden of stroke
is set to rise over future decades because of demographic transitions of populations …

Background A stroke is a sudden loss of brain function caused by lack of blood supply.
Stroke can lead to death or physical and cognitive impairment and can have long lasting …

Background and Purpose—Despite its high prevalence in stroke survivors, there is little
clinical research on bowel dysfunction in this population. This is the first randomized …

Purpose. In this paper we aim to develop the understanding of what constitutes a 'good'or
'poor'experience in relation to the transition from hospital to home following a stroke …

OBJECTIVE: This study (a) evaluated the reading ability of patients following stroke and their
carers and the reading level and content and design characteristics of the written information …