Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation articles from January 2003

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation archives from January 2003

Foreword.(stroke rehabilitation trends and methods)(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... This is an exciting time to be in stroke rehabilitation practice and research. The past few decades have brought rapid and dramatic changes to the field of stroke care. The formerly nihilistic view of stroke management and outcome has given...

Seven-year trends in stroke rehabilitation: patient characteristics, medical complications, and functional outcomes.
January 1, 2003... Studies of stroke trends have focused primarily on incidence, mortality, and hospitalization rates. There has been little evaluation of changes over time in the common patient characteristics, medical comorbidities, and functional outcomes of...

Brief cognitive assessment and prediction of functional outcome in stroke.
January 1, 2003... To evaluate the ability to predict outcome with a brief measure of cognitive ability, we tested consecutive admissions who received inpatient rehabilitation for stroke with the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Symptoms...

Two approaches to treating unilateral neglect after right hemisphere stroke: a preliminary investigation.
January 1, 2003... Purpose: This preliminary study assessed the efficacy of two treatment methods for persistent unilateral or hemispatial neglect following right hemisphere stroke. Method: Two patients received an intervention focusing on the underlying...

An educational intervention for stroke rehabilitation patients and their families: healthy living after stroke.
January 1, 2003... The education of stroke patients and their families on prevention of recurrent stroke is a rehabilitation challenge. The principal objective of this article is to share a process for creating a stroke education program that improves patient...

Meeting the needs of the community: a project to prevent stroke in Hispanics.
January 1, 2003... The Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority population in the United States. Little research has been done to address the stroke risk in the Hispanic population that has a higher prevalence of diabetes, alcohol use, and physical...

Physiological effects of exercise on stroke survivors.
January 1, 2003... Purpose: This study investigated the physiological responses of stroke survivors to a 16-week program of moderate aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Method: Forty participants who were a minimum of 6 months post stroke underwent physiological...

Telephone group intervention for older stroke caregivers.(evaluation of telemedicine services)
January 1, 2003... Purpose: This study evaluated the effectiveness of telephone groups for older, spousal caregivers of stroke survivors. Method: The 88 caregivers were mostly white females who were 70 years old on average and who had been providing care for an...

Reconceptualizing poststroke activity level using the Frenchay activities index.(evaluation of long term rehabilitation in stroke patients)
January 1, 2003... Modifications of the Frenchay Activities Index were implemented in a study of postacute stroke rehabilitation outcomes. These modifications incorporated the prestroke activity levels and postrehabilitation goals and assessments of activity...

The challenges of human subject research in the new millenium. (Ethics in Practice).
January 1, 2003... Editor's Note: In keeping with the theme of stroke research for this issue, we felt that it was an appropriate time to devote some attention to the changing world of research ethics. The last 70 years or so have been "the best of times...

The birth of the national Aphasia Association's response center. (Consumer's Perspective).
January 1, 2003... Shortly after my husband acquired aphasia due to a stroke at the age of 44, we discovered a newly formed association in New York City. The year was 1987, and the association was the National Aphasia Association (NAA). We were desperate for...