Information provision to clients with stroke and their carers: Self-reported practices of occupational therapists

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Gustafsson, Louise ^a   Hodge, Anna ^a   Robinson, Mia ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^a   Bower, Kylie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Client education; Stroke; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77954114189     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2008.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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