To identify and critically appraise the evidence for instruments assessing depression in stroke patients with aphasia.

Binnen de CVA-zorgketen Noord- en Oost Flevoland wordt gebruik gemaakt van de ‘stroke’ map. Deze map heeft een aantal doelen, waar informatie en voorlichting een belangrijk onderdeel van is. Daarnaast is de map bedoeld voor het volgen van de voortgang in het ziekte- en herstelproces en de overdracht …

ABSTRACT Purpose To explore the usefulness of conventional tests for assessing spatial neglect and contrast these tests with daily challenges encountered by patients after discharge from rehabilitation to home. Methods A mixed method prospective study of 15 patients with neglect after a righthemisphere …

Objectives: to compare changes over time in the in-hospital mortality and the mortality from discharge to 30 days post-discharge for six highly prevalent discharge diagnoses in acutely admitted older patients as well as to assess the effect of separately analysing the in-hospital mortality and the mortality …

Objective: To determine content validity of the Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) and construct validity and reliability of the MPST, 10x5 Meter Sprint Test (10x5MST), slalom test and one stroke push test (1SPT) in wheelchair-using youth with spina bifida (SB). Design: Clinimetric study Setting: Rehabilitation …

Background: Falls in stroke survivors can lead to serious injuries and medical costs. Fall risk in older adults can be predicted based on gait characteristics measured in daily life. Given the different gait patterns that stroke survivors exhibit it is unclear whether a similar fall-prediction model …

Purpose: To manage social roles is a challenging part of self-management post-stroke. This study explored how stroke survivors act as role managers with their spouses in the context of everyday activities. Method: Two stroke survivors with a first time stroke living at home with a spouse were included. …

Objective: To investigate how reengagement in valued activities poststroke is influenced by environmental factors. Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched to June 2015 using multiple search terms for stroke, activities, disability, and home and community environments, with the following …

Cerebrovasculaire aandoeningen kunnen beperkingen in het dagelijkse leven van patiënten veroorzaken met als gevolg afhankelijkheid op lange termijn. Het herstel van deze symptomen vindt verreweg het meeste plaats in de eerste dagen tot 3 maanden na het CVA. Een therapievorm die het KNFG in zijn richtlijn …

Background: In general people after stroke do not meet the recommendations for physical activity to conduct a healthy lifestyle. Programs to stimulate walking activity to increase physical activity are based on the available insights into barriers and facilitators to physical activity after stroke. However, …