Journal article
Embedding an enriched environment in an acute stroke unit increases activity in people with stroke: A controlled before-after pilot study
ICM Rosbergen, RS Grimley, KS Hayward, KC Walker, D Rowley, AM Campbell, S McGufficke, ST Robertson, J Trinder, H Janssen, SG Brauer
Clinical Rehabilitation | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objectives: To determine whether an enriched environment embedded in an acute stroke unit could increase activity levels in acute stroke patients and reduce adverse events. Design: Controlled before-after pilot study. Setting: An acute stroke unit in a regional Australian hospital. Participants: Acute stroke patients admitted during (a) initial usual care control period, (b) an enriched environment period and (c) a sustainability period. Intervention: Usual care participants received usual one-on-one allied health intervention and nursing care. The enriched environment participants were provided stimulating resources, communal areas for eating and socializing and daily group activities. Chan..
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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: This study was supported by Wishlist Foundation, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) research grant, and a Queensland Health, Health Practitioner research grant, I.R. was supported by a SCHHS Scholarship, the Acute Stroke Unit and Allied Health Services, SCHHS. K.H. receives support from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (1088449), Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research British Columbia Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada