Cardiovascular disease in Iran in the last 40 years: prevalence, mortality, morbidity, challenges and strategies for cardiovascular prevention

N Sarrafzadegan… - Archives of Iranian …, 2019 - journalaim.com
Four decades ago, Iran encountered rapid sociodemographic and economic transitions.
This review was carried out to investigate the trend of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Stroke survivors' and informal caregivers' experiences of primary care and community healthcare services–a systematic review and meta-ethnography

DM Pindus, R Mullis, L Lim, I Wellwood, AV Rundell… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective To describe and explain stroke survivors and informal caregivers' experiences of
primary care and community healthcare services. To offer potential solutions for how …

Uncovering treatment burden as a key concept for stroke care: a systematic review of qualitative research

K Gallacher, D Morrison, B Jani, S Macdonald… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Patients with chronic disease may experience complicated management plans
requiring significant personal investment. This has been termed 'treatment burden'and has …

The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review

NSM Zawawi, NA Aziz, R Fisher, K Ahmad… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Facilitating stroke survivors and their caregivers to lead a fulfilling life after
stroke requires service providers to think about their different needs. Poor post stroke care …

Quality of life of stroke survivors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

UM Bello, M Chutiyami, D Salihu, SI Abdu… - Quality of Life …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Functional impairments and socioeconomic constraints associated with stroke
affect quality of life (QoL). With limited care and social support resources, there is a greater …

Occupational adaptation and identity reconstruction: A grounded theory synthesis of qualitative studies exploring adults' experiences of adjustment to chronic disease …

K Walder, M Molineux - Journal of Occupational Science, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Adjustment to occupational disruption and loss following illness or injury is a
complex, subjective experience. A number of studies have provided insight into this process …

The experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home: A phenomenological investigation

S Simeone, S Savini, MZ Cohen… - European Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults, and has a significant impact
on individuals, families, and society. Returning home after a stroke represents a challenging …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital mortality associated with stroke in southern Iran

A Borhani-Haghighi, R Safari, ST Heydari… - Iranian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in
southern Iran is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological …

Exploring stroke patients' needs after discharge from rehabilitation centres: meta-ethnography

B Temehy, S Rosewilliam, G Alvey, A Soundy - Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Healthcare providers must consider stroke survivors needs in order to enable a good quality
of life after stroke. This review aimed to investigate the perceived needs of the stroke …

Hospital preparedness challenges in biological disasters: A qualitative study

M Aminizadeh, M Farrokhi, A Ebadi… - Disaster Medicine and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: Identification of hospital preparedness challenges against biological events such
as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is essential to improve dynamics, quality, and …