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Care And Outcomes In Patients With Ischemic Stroke With And Without Preexisting Dementia, Gustavo Saposnik
Care And Outcomes In Patients With Ischemic Stroke With And Without Preexisting Dementia, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Do People With Aphasia Want Written Information? A Verbal Survey Exploring Preferences For When And How To Provide Stroke And Aphasia Information, Tanya Rose, Linda Worrall, Louise Hickson, Tammy Hoffmann
Do People With Aphasia Want Written Information? A Verbal Survey Exploring Preferences For When And How To Provide Stroke And Aphasia Information, Tanya Rose, Linda Worrall, Louise Hickson, Tammy Hoffmann
Tammy Hoffmann
Purpose: Written health information can be better comprehended by people with aphasia if it is provided in an aphasiafriendly format. However, before pursuing research in the area of text-formatting for people with aphasia, it must be determined whether people with aphasia consider it helpful to receive health information in the written media. This study, therefore, aimed to determine the following: whether people with aphasia consider it important to receive written stroke and aphasia information; when people with aphasia prefer to receive this information; and what their preferences are for health information media.
Method: Surveys were administered in a face-to-face interview …
What Education Do Stroke Patients Receive In Australian Hospitals?, Tammy Hoffmann, Tammy Cochrane
What Education Do Stroke Patients Receive In Australian Hospitals?, Tammy Hoffmann, Tammy Cochrane
Tammy Hoffmann
Objective: This study evaluated the educational practices of staff working in acute stroke wards in Australian hospitals, including the coordination and methods of patient education provision, postdischarge education and support services available, and the education and support services that health professionals would like to provide.
Methods: Health professionals who worked in acute stroke wards in Australian hospitals were surveyed about the stroke education practices of staff in their ward. Thirty-four hospitals returned a completed questionnaire via email or fax.
Results: Verbal communication and written materials were the most frequently used methods of information provision. Twenty-three (67.6%) wards developed their own …
Age Disparities In Stroke Quality Of Care And Delivery Of Health Services., Gustavo Saposnik
Age Disparities In Stroke Quality Of Care And Delivery Of Health Services., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Do All Age Groups Benefit From Organized Inpatient Stroke Care?, Gustavo Saposnik
Do All Age Groups Benefit From Organized Inpatient Stroke Care?, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Escalating Levels Of Access To In-Hospital Care And Stroke Mortality., Gustavo Saposnik
Escalating Levels Of Access To In-Hospital Care And Stroke Mortality., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.