Stroke rehabilitation at home before and after discharge reduced disability and improved quality of life: A randomised controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 225-236

  Rasmussen, Rune Skovgaard ^a   Østergaard, Ann ^a   Kjær, Pia ^a   Skerris, Anja ^a   Skou, Christina ^a   Christoffersen, Jane ^a   Seest, Line Skou ^a   Poulsen, Mai Bang ^a   Rønholt, Finn ^a   Overgaard, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

domiciliary rehabilitation; quality of life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84958531406     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215515575165     Document Type: Article

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