Evaluation of a post-discharge education and support package for stroke clients and their carers: Randomised control trial (Does providing information after stroke help?)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Evaluating the effectiveness of an education and support package for clients with stroke and their carers.Stroke - Ischaemic
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000469314
- Lead Sponsor
- Sally Eames
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 260
Inclusion Criteria
Participants will:
- be clients - or carers of clients - with a current admission for stroke (first of subsequent)
- be medically stable with good prognosis
Exclusion Criteria
Participants will be excluded if they:
- have been living in a residential care facility prior to admission, or have residential care as a planned discharge destination, and/or
- have inadequate English, cognition, communication, vision and/or hearing to provide informed consent and complete the questionnaire/assessments.
If the client is excluded on the basis of the last criteria alone, but their carer meets all criteria, then the carer is still invited to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stroke-related knowledge as determined by a stroke knowledge questionnaire.[Baseline (just prior to discharge) and 3 months post-discharge]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method