Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): Three and six months results of a randomised controlled trial comparing two early supported discharge schemes with treatment as usual

BMC Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hofstad, Håkon ^a,b   Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe ^a,b   Næss, Halvor ^a,b,c   Eide, Geir Egil ^a,b   Skouen, Jan Sture ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community rehabilitation; Early supported discharge; ESD; Randomised controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY SUPPORTED DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE REHABILITATION; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84923852896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-014-0239-3     Document Type: Article

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