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Exploring the Poststroke Experiences and Needs of South Asian Communities Living in High-Income Countries: Findings from a Sco** Review
Despite the high prevalence of stroke among South Asian communities in high-income countries, a comprehensive understanding of their unique experiences and needs after stroke is lacking. This study aimed to sy...
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Open AccessThe stroke transitional care intervention for older adults with stroke and multimorbidity: a multisite pragmatic randomized controlled trial
This study aimed to test, in real-world clinical practice, the effectiveness of a Transitional Care Stroke Intervention (TCSI) compared to usual care on health outcomes, self-management, patient experience, an...
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Open AccessStroke Experiences and Unmet Needs of Individuals of African Descent Living in High-Income Economy Countries: a Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Stroke service disparities experienced by individuals of African descent highlight the need to optimize services. While qualitative studies have explored participants’ unique experiences and service needs, a c...
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Open AccessCommunity-based exercise programs incorporating healthcare-community partnerships to improve function post-stroke: feasibility of a 2-group randomized controlled trial
Despite the potential for community-based exercise programs supported through healthcare-community partnerships (CBEP-HCPs) to improve function post-stroke, insufficient trial evidence limits widespread progra...
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Open AccessSex and gender differences in technology needs and preferences among informal caregivers of persons with dementia
Dementia is a major public health concern associated with significant caregiver demands and there are technologies available to assist with caregiving. However, there is a paucity of information on caregiver n...
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Open AccessLongitudinal mixed methods study assessing caregivers of seniors across diverse populations: research protocol
Canada’s aging population is increasing, along with the number of caregivers providing support to seniors. Caregiving is a taxing responsibility that often results in loneliness and distress. Creating awarenes...
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Open AccessTowards a universal model of family centered care: a sco** review
Families play an important role meeting the care needs of individuals who require assistance due to illness and/or disability. Yet, without adequate support their own health and wellbeing can be compromised. T...
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Open AccessRe-building relationships after a spinal cord injury: experiences of family caregivers and care recipients
Following spinal cord injury (SCI), family members are often called upon to undertake the caregiving role. This change in the nature of the relationship between the individuals with SCI and their families can ...
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Open AccessRandomized clinical trial of the timing it right stroke family support program: research protocol
Family caregivers provide invaluable support to stroke survivors during their recovery, rehabilitation, and community re-integration. Unfortunately, it is not standard clinical practice to prepare and support ...
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Open AccessEducation and support needs during recovery in acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors
There is a limited understanding of the long-term needs of survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as they recover from their episode of critical illness. The Timing it Right (TIR) framewor...
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Open AccessProgram design features that can improve participation in health education interventions
Although there have been reported benefits of health education interventions across various health issues, the key to program effectiveness is participation and retention. Unfortunately, not everyone is willin...
