title: A family involvement and patient-tailored health management program in elderly Korean stroke patients' day care centers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to examine the effects of a family involvement and functional rehabilitation program in an adult day care center on elderly Korean stroke patients' perceived health, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and cost of health services, and on family caregivers' satisfaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using one-group pre- and posttest design, dyads consisting of 19 elderly stroke patients and family caregivers participated in 12-week intervention, including involvement of family caregivers in day care services and patient-tailored health management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Outcomes of patients and caregivers were significantly improved (all p < .001). However, the cost of health services did not decrease significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This program improved functional levels and health perception of elderly stroke patients and caregivers' satisfaction. However, results must be interpreted with caution, because this was only a small, single-group pilot study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This program may be effective for elderly stroke patients and their caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Chungbuk National University, Department of Nursing Science, Cheongju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ae Kyung
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Seoul National University, College of Nursing & The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon-Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Chungbuk National University, Department of Nursing Science, Cheongju, South Korea.|UIC College of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fritschi
authors.affiliation: Chungbuk National University, Department of Nursing Science, Cheongju, South Korea.|UIC College of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Mi Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation
keywords: Adult day care center; family involvement; health management; stroke