title: [Home health care and the social supports for community-dwelling stroke patients].
abstract: The stroke survivors often suffer various degrees of disability and require some forms of assistance in their activities of daily living, and continuing care for the community-dwelling stroke survivors. This article includes three components to explain the needs of continuing care for the stroke survivors: the significance of continuing care for the stroke survivors, current problems of social support systems and future perspective on continuing care for the stroke survivors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Municipal Chung-Hsiao Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support