Stroke outcome measures.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the foremost cause of adult neurological disability in the United States. Comprehensive assessment of persons with stroke is necessary for appropriate management of care and evaluation of interventions and outcomes. With the emergence of new effective treatments for stroke, the opportunity to document stroke impairments and disabilities to monitor recovery and to plan for reentry back to the community is a high nursing priority. The utilization of well-validated standardized instruments makes this goal attainable.
Kelly-Hayes
Margaret
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Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. mkhayes@bu.edu
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome