Update on the state of the evidence for stroke family caregiver and dyad interventions

T Bakas, M McCarthy, ET Miller - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Methods A critical analysis of published stroke family caregiver and dyad intervention
studies was conducted using the following inclusion criteria:(1) written in the English …

Caregiver‐mediated exercises for improving outcomes after stroke

JDM Vloothuis, M Mulder, JM Veerbeek… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Stroke is a major cause of long‐term disability in adults. Several systematic
reviews have shown that a higher intensity of training can lead to better functional outcomes …

Interventions for psychological health of stroke caregivers: a systematic review

A Panzeri, S Rossi Ferrario, G Vidotto - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: The increasing number of stroke patients (SPs) requires informal caregivers to
bear a high burden of responsibilities and heavy (di) stress. Moreover, these issues could …

Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers

TF Crocker, L Brown, N Lam, F Wray… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
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 …

A grounded theory study to identify caregiving phases and support needs across the Alzheimer's disease trajectory

KM Kokorelias, MAM Gignac, G Naglie… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease require support across the full
disease trajectory. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual framework of …

Where have all the pilot studies gone? A follow-up on 30 years of pilot studies in Clinical Rehabilitation

N Kaur, S Figueiredo, V Bouchard… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Pilot studies are meritorious for determining the feasibility of a definitive clinical
trial in terms of conduct and potential for efficacy, but their possible applications for planning …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of 5-minute movies shown via a mobile phone app on risk factors and mortality after stroke in a low-to middle-income country: randomized controlled …

A Kamal, A Khoja, B Usmani, S Magsi… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Pakistan is the sixth most populous nation in the world and has an estimated 4
million stroke survivors. Most survivors are taken care of by community-based caregivers …

[HTML][HTML] Internet access and usage among stroke survivors and their informal caregivers: cross-sectional study

IA Naqvi, TC Montiel, Y Bittar, N Hunter… - JMIR Formative …, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Web-based interventions have shown promise for chronic disease
management but have not been widely applied to populations with stroke. Existing barriers …

Very early social support following mild stroke is associated with emotional and behavioral outcomes three months later

M Villain, I Sibon, P Renou, M Poli… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To investigate whether social contact and support received during hospitalization
for acute ischemic stroke predict depression and daily life functioning three months later …

Caregiver interventions for adults discharged from the hospital: systematic review and Meta‐Analysis

TO Smith, M Pearson, K Pfeiffer… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES To review the evidence evaluating the effectiveness of informal caregiver
interventions to facilitate the recovery of older people discharged from the hospital. DESIGN …