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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
Outcome was assessed in 82 3(+)-year survivors from a cohort of 229 patients admitted to hospital with acute stroke; 71% were independent or only mildly disabled, 76% were living at home. Institutionalized patients were significantly older, less often married, and had more cognitive impairment than those at home. No patient who produced normal picture drawings (house, man, clock) was in institutional care, only two patients living alone had abnormal drawings. Of patients at home 39% had not seen their general practitioner (GP) in the last 6 months. GPs were less likely to see patients who were more severely disabled (p less than 0.05). Targeting of services seemed poor, there was no relationship between level of dependence and level of support from voluntary or statutory services. Forty-four of 49 chief informal carers were also interviewed; 30% showed marked strain. Carers had more problems with emotional reactions, sleep and social isolation than expected.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-0729
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
337-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term outcome for patients and carers following hospital admission for stroke.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article