Early supported discharge after stroke and continued rehabilitation at home coordinated and delivered by a stroke unit in an urban area

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 482-488

  Pessah Rasmussen, Hélène ^a   Wendel, Kerstin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early supported discharge (ESD); Hospital based home care services; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; URBAN AREA; HOME CARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349137680     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0364     Document Type: Article

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