A cluster randomised controlled trial of an occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke living in UK care homes (OTCH): study protocol

BMC Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sackley, Cath M ^a   Burton, Chris R ^b   Herron Marx, Sandy ^c   Lett, Karen ^d   Mant, Jonathan ^e   Roalfe, Andrea K ^d   Sharp, Leslie J ^f   Sheehan, Bart ^g   Stant, Katie E ^d   Walker, Marion F ^h   Watkins, Caroline L ⁱ   Wheatley, Keith ^d   Williams, Jane ^j   Yao, Guiqing L ^d   Feltham, Max G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^h QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^j QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Care homes; Cluster randomised controlled trial; Occupational therapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863507779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-52     Document Type: Article

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