Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE) in the rehabilitation process of stroke patients: improving self management and fostering transition from hospital to community

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: First stroke patients with mild/moderate to severe disability; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN75290225
• Lead Sponsor: Regional Agency for Health and Social Care, Regione Emilia-Romagna

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31982203/ (added 12/05/2021) 2021 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115925 (added 05/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-25
• Study Completion: 2017-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 185

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who suffered a first stroke at the admission to hospital rehabilitation phase (age >18)
2. Having a caregiver as reference person
3. Mild/moderate to severe disability (modified Barthel Index <70/100)
4. Communication disability from absent to mild (Communication Disability Scale <3)
5. Informed consent form signed both by patient and caregiver

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous stroke episodes
2. Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE<15/30, Communication Disability Scale > or=3)
3. Life threatening diseases
4. No consent to participation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy, measured using the Stroke Self-efficacy Questionnaire at the end of treatment and at follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Health-related quality of life, measuring using SF-12<br>2. The ability to perform daily living activities, measured using the Modified Barthel Index<br>3. The presence and severity of depression, measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale<br>4. The caregiver’s burden, measured using the Caregiver Strain Index <br>5. Patient/caregiver satisfaction, measured using a self-report visual analog scale<br>6. Mobility, measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery<br>Measured at the end of treatment and at follow-up