A structured training programme for caregivers of inpatients after stroke (TRACS): A cluster randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9910, 2013, Pages 2069-2076

  Forster, Anne ^a   Dickerson, Josie ^a   Young, John ^a   Patel, Anita ^b   Kalra, Lalit ^b   Nixon, Jane ^c   Smithard, David ^b   Knapp, Martin ^b,d   Holloway, Ivana ^c   Anwar, Shamaila ^c   Farrin, Amanda ^c  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STROKE UNIT; TRAINING;

EID: 84890805911     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61603-7     Document Type: Article

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