We reviewed current knowledge about the interaction between stroke and vascular risk
factors and the development of cognitive impairment and dementia. Stroke is increasingly …

Background Several studies have reported on predictors for caregiver burden in patients
with stroke, but the magnitude of the impact of these variables remains unclear. The aim of …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurologic disease associated with gait
impairment that adversely affects quality of life (QOL). Data are lacking on the impact of …

Background and Purpose—Development of interventions to manage patients with stroke
after discharge from the hospital requires estimates of need. This study estimates the …

OBJECTIVES: Cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can adversely affect survival, but
their effect on socioeconomic and emotional burden on the family is not clear. The aim was …

The purpose of this study was to identify the level of burden and quality of life of family
caregivers of stroke patients and to investigate the correlation between burden, quality of life …

BACKGROUND: Informal caregiving of stroke survivors often begins with intensity compared
with the linear caregiving trajectories in progressive conditions. Informal caregivers of stroke …

Objective To investigate the relationship between anxiety/depression and caregiver burden
in informal caregivers of stroke survivors with spasticity. Design Data were collected via …

Background: Caring for stroke patients leads to caregiver (CG) strain. The aims of this study
are to identify factors related to increased CG burden in stroke survivors in a census-defined …

Background: Stroke is a chronic disease responsible for changes in the functional capacity
of the patients. Patient care is usually provided by family caregivers, but with great burden …