Critical Appraisal of Evidence on Stroke Rehabilitation Needs and Caregiver Burden

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HLSC122 Semester 1, 2018
Assessment 3: Critical appraisal of evidence
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Introduction
Stroke is a serious, common and a disabling health problem that leads to poor
functional outcome. Rehabilitation in the stroke patient is therefore required to improve
the quality of life. Studies have shown that the informal caregivers or home care can
help in meeting the rehabilitation needs of the patient. Hence it is necessary to
understand the viewpoint of the caregivers or asses their burden for the rehabilitation of
the patients (Godwin et al., 2013). Future scopes of practice or interventions for
improving the rehabilitation procedure can be made by focusing on the psychological
and the physical needs of the patients and the caregivers.
Full reference using APA format
Ekstam, L., Johansson, U., Guidetti, S., Eriksson, G., & Ytterberg, C. (2015). The combi
ned perceptions of people with stroke and their carers regarding rehabilitation ne
eds 1 year after stroke: A mixed methods study. British Medical Journal, 5(2), 1‐
7. Retrieved from: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/2/e006784
PART A
Authorship
Lisa Ekstam, with affiliations from the division of Occupational Therapy, Department of
Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden and
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Department of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm,
Sweden.
Susanne Guidetti, Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology
Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden.
Ulla Johansson, affiliation from Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of
Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden and
Department of Clinical Research, Uppsala University/County Council of Gävle, Gävle,
Sweden.
Charlotte Ytterberg, Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of
Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden,
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Karolinska University
Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden and Division of Physiotherapy, Department of
Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden.
Research questions
How may a caregiver effectively support a (67 year old female) family member wi
th her activities of daily living following a stroke?
He objective of this study is to research on the association between perception of
the dyad (person suffering from stroke and an informal caregiver) regarding the person
with rehabilitation requirements and the severity of the stroke., the association of the
personal factors such as the gender, sense of coherence, age and the burden on the
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