Stroke patients' and carers' perception of barriers to accessing stroke information

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-78

  Eames, Sally ^a   Hoffmann, Tammy ^a   Worrall, Linda ^a,b   Read, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Clinical Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cerebrovascular accident; Health education; Health information; Patient education; Qualitative; Stroke; Written education materials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STROKE;

EID: 77953592447     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1702-69     Document Type: Article

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