title: Psychosocial intervention in stroke: Families in Recovery from Stroke Trial (FIRST).
abstract: A family-focused psychosocial intervention for stroke survivors is described and illustrated with case studies. It is designed to improve functional recovery through four specific pathways: increased knowledge, efficacy, and control through stroke education; optimized social support; increased network cohesion; and improved problem-solving abilities. Rationales for these pathways are presented and methods of implementing them discussed.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. tglass@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dym
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rintell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roesch
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Berkman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011340:Problem Solving; D012944:Social Support; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome