Journal article
Do cognitive, language, or physical impairments affect participation in a trial of self-management programs for stroke?
DA Cadilhac, MF Kilkenny, V Srikanth, RI Lindley, E Lalor, RH Osborne, M Batterbsy
International Journal of Stroke | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background: Research studies may have limited generalizability when survivors of stroke with physical, language, or cognitive impairments are excluded. Aims: To assess whether presence of cognitive, language, or global impairments affects participation in self-management programs. Methods: Stroke survivors were recruited in South Australia from seven hospitals or via advertisements into a randomized controlled trial (1:1:1 ratio) of a Stroke Self-Management Program, the Stanford chronic condition self-management program, or standard care. Impairment status was measured using: Cognistat (cognition), Frenchay Aphasia assessment (language), modified Rankin Score (mRS; where score 3-5 = global d..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article:", "Dominique Cadilhac and Velandai Srikanth are supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/National Heart Foundation (NHF) research fellowships (1063761 and 1061453, respectively). Richard Osborne was partly supported by a NHMRC Research Fellowship (1059122). The study was made possible from a grant from the J.O. and J.R. Wicking Trust and in-kind support from the National Stroke Foundation. Richard Lindley was supported by an infrastructure grant from New South Wales Health." ]