Quality of care for people with stroke in nursing homes: care for a neglected patient group.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- cerebrovascular accidentstroke10007963
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32159
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
The patient:
- stroke is the main cause of his dependency and has occurred longer than 3 months ago.
- lives in a nursing home in a 'somatic unit' (a unit for residents who have mainly physical handicaps);The informal caregiver:
- is the person to be contacted or representative of the patient.
- is closely in touch with the care for the patient.;The professional:
- is responsible for the daily care of the patient
Exclusion Criteria
The patient:
- has severe communication deficits
- can not be loaded due to severe depression or bad physical condition
- is not able to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>For the quantitative study the primary outcomes are:<br /><br>a) the functioning of the nursing home resident who suffered a stroke:<br /><br>physical, cognitive, emotional, social and communicative functioning, as well<br /><br>the patient's capacity of decision making<br /><br>b) the current care and treatment<br /><br><br /><br>For the qualitative study the primary outcomes are:<br /><br>a) the needs for care from the perspective of the resident<br /><br>b) the needs for care from the perspective of the informal caregiver<br /><br>c) the needs for care from the perspective of the professional</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>