Self-care needs of caregivers dealing with stroke.
Education is essential for successful transition from hospital to home, for both persons with stroke and their caregivers. Guided by Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory, this article identifies self-care needs about which physical and occupational therapists believe caregivers most frequently want information. The therapists (N=113), who responded to a mailed survey, were mostly White women prepared at the graduate educational level in the eastern United States. Descriptive statistics revealed that demonstrating safe transfer techniques was the most frequently chosen information need (82%) identified by physical and occupational therapists surveyed.
Cook
Amanda M
AM
EHOVE Adult Career Center, Milan, OH, USA. acook@meduohio.edu
Pierce
Linda L
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Hicks
Barbara
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Steiner
Victoria
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012648:Self Care; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D014481:United States