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Gladman, John R.F. (1992) An evaluation of domiciliary rehabilitation for stroke patients after discharge from hospital. DM thesis, University of Nottingham.

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Abstract

Not only can stroke kill, but it can also disable and handicap the survivors. There is no medical treatment for stroke and not all stroke can be prevented. Rehabilitation, to promote recovery, or maintenance, to support those who do not recover, is required.

Evidence about the efficacy of stroke rehabilitation is poor. There is little evidence to support many of the specific techniques used, but there is evidence to support the use of organised rehabilitation in hospitals. After leaving hospital there is some evidence that rehabilitation in out-patient departments and at home may be of further help.

In this thesis, the results of a study undertaken to add to this slender body of knowledge by comparing domiciliary to hospital-based rehabilitation after hospital discharge are presented and discussed. Overall, no difference was found in terms of survival, institutionalisation, disability or perceived health between a domiciliary and a hospital-based rehabilitation service (day hospitals and out-patient departments). However, young stroke patients who had required considerable amounts of rehabilitation in a Stroke Unit, were best given further therapy at home rather than in out-patient departments, since it improved household and leisure abilities. This result is compatible with the only other controlled study of domiciliary stroke rehabilitation after hospital discharge. For frail elderly patients, the day hospital service may have had advantages over the domiciliary service because death and institutionalisation rates were lower. The latter finding may be spurious, due to allocation bias and small sample size. In view of the expense of day hospitals, more research is required to examine their efficacy.

It is concluded that domiciliary rehabilitation is a small step forward for stroke rehabilitation and will benefit some disabled stroke survivors, and may be a more resource-efficient way of treating many others.

Item Type:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (DM)
Keywords:	Cerebrovascular disease, Hospital based rehabilitation, Home based rehabilitation
Subjects:	W Medicine and related subjects (NLM Classification) > WL Nervous system
Faculties/Schools:	UK Campuses > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Community Health Sciences
Item ID:	28040
Depositing User:	Blore, Mrs Kathryn
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2015 08:44
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2017 06:47
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/28040

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