Aggressive surgical interventions for severe stroke: Impact on quality of life, caregiver burden and family outcomes.

DISCUSSION: Overall, patients and families were satisfied with quality of life and decisions made at the time of the initial stroke. There was consensus among study participants that formal community-based support (e.g., handibus, caregiving relief, rehabilitation assessments) should be continued for extended periods (e.g, years)post-stroke. Ongoing contact with health care professionals is valuable to help them navigate in the community as needs change over time. PMID: 26647490 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Can J Neurosci Nurs Source Type: research