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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"cerebrovascular disease patients"”.
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Stroke risk factors, outcomes and models of stroke care in a culturally and linguistically Diverse (CALD) elderly population.
… and disability worldwide. The majority of stroke patients are elderly. Advanced age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, smoking and heavy alcohol drinking are the major risk factors. Treatment of modifiable risk factors is an important strategy for primary and secondary stroke …
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Improving stroke care with depression screening
… intervention of depressive symptoms among stroke patients. This evidence-based project's purpose is to enhance stroke care through depression screening and raising awareness of depression among patients who have suffered a stroke. The project was implemented in a neurological unit at a midwestern …
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Stroke in the young adults at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
… case controlled study involving sixty patients was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.To study the relationship between strokes in the young adults (15-45 years) and HIV infection.Thirty young adults conveniently chosen who presented with stroke were …
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The effectiveness of acupuncture in motor function recovery during cerebrovascular accident rehabilitation
Overview of the topic: Cerebrovascular accident occurs when a rapid development of clinical signs of focal or global disturbance happens in the cerebral function, which last more than 24 hours or has the potential to death, and must be caused by its vascular origin (Hatano, 1976). As a result, a …
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Improving behavioral health access and engagement in post-stroke depression support among adult stroke survivors
… using the C-SSRS alone in adult post-stroke inpatients. The broader organizational aim was to improve identification of patients at risk for PSD and strengthen connections to psychosocial support services, including outpatient stroke survivor support groups. Methods: The project was guided by …
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Stroke and Changes in Function in Long Term Care Patients
… explored changes in functional status of CVA patients admitted to South Dakota long term care facilities. Data elements within the Minimum Data Set Plus of South Dakota associated with function were examined. MDS+ assessments completed on admission of CVA patients to long term care facilities …
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Toward explainable machine learning methods for stroke patient outcomes in Tennessee
… and death in the United States. Stroke patients often face severe health consequences, significantly impacting their lives and placing a substantial financial burden on their families and the wider healthcare system. Therefore, reliable predictions of various patient outcomes, such as …
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Objective real-time motion analysis using wearable devices for post stroke rehabilitation
With the growing population of the elderly, there is an increasing need for reliable, inexpensive, and quantifiable clinical measures. This thesis proposes mStroke, a practical, accurate, and mobile health system that remotely measures a stroke patient's proficiency in standard post-stroke therapy …
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A research study on emotional adjustment of a spouse following stroke
… Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, California. Patients and spouses were examined in two age groupings, age 55 and below, and ages 56 and above. Study of these two age groups afforded the most meaningful division to study spouse adjustment.
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Developing A Model of People’s Needs After Transient Ischaemic Attack
… and completely. It could be expected that patients’ needs following TIA would be limited to secondary stroke prevention strategies. However, in clinical practice, it has been observed that people appear to have many unexpected needs following TIA. The overall aim of this research is to …
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Harbor: The Act of Autobiography
This written thesis accompanies a sixteen-minute documentary video, Harbor, in which the filmmaker explores her relationship with her father who has suffered a stroke. Detailed accounts of the pre-production, production and post-production of the video allow the reader to understand the challenging …
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Factors That Influence the Decision-Making of an Integrated Rehabilitation Team When Choosing a Post-Hospital Discharge Destination For Survivors of Stroke
Stroke is one of the more disabling conditions which may result in the inability for survivors to care for themselves independently. Stroke survivors benefit most when they receive early onset assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation. Increasingly, stroke care in Canadian hospitals relies on an …
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Profile of and challenges experienced by stroke patients admitted to Ruhengeri Hospital in Rwanda
… Hospital in Rwanda receives many stroke patients, no in-depth study has been carried out on stroke patients admitted at the hospital. This study, therefore, identified the profile of stroke patients admitted at Ruhengeri Hospital in Rwanda and explored the challenges that they …