Read our review exploring why stroke survivors and carers feel abandoned
The article entitled: “Stroke survivors’ and informal caregivers’ experiences of primary care and community healthcare services – A systematic review and meta-ethnography” was recently published by PLOS ONE. The article was written by Dominika M Pindus, Ricky Mullis, Lisa Lim, Ian Wellwood, Viona Rundel, Noorazah Abd Aziz,and Jonathan Mant.
The study suggests that primary care and community health care interventions which focus on improving active follow-up and information provision to patients and caregivers, especially in the first year after stroke, could help improve patient self-management and increase stroke-specific health literacy.
You can find the full article published here.
Stroke survivors and caregivers feel abandoned by health services, study finds