Geraldine O'Callaghan, Martin Fahy, Sigrid O'Meara, Mairead Chawke, Eithne Waldron, Marie Corry, Sinead Gallagher, Catriona Coyne, Julie Lynch, Emma Kennedy, Thomas Walsh, Hilary Cronin, Niamh Hannon, Clare Fallon, David J Williams, Peter Langhorne, Rose Galvin, Frances Horgan
INTRODUCTION: Understanding of the needs of people with stroke at hospital discharge and in the first six-months is limited. This study aim was to profile and document the needs of people with stroke at hospital discharge to home and thereafter. METHODS: A prospective cohort study recruiting individuals with stroke, from three hospitals, who transitioned home, either directly, through rehabilitation, or with early supported discharge teams. Their outcomes (global-health, cognition, function, quality of life, needs) were described using validated questionnaires and a needs survey, at 7-10 days, and at 3-, and 6-months, post-discharge...
April 10, 2024: BMC Health Services Research