Improving discharge care: the potential of a new organisational intervention to improve discharge after hospitalisation for acute stroke, a controlled before–after pilot …

DA Cadilhac, NE Andrew, ES Salama, K Hill… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Provision of a discharge care plan and prevention therapies is often suboptimal.
Our objective was to design and pilot test an interdisciplinary, organisational intervention to …

The quality of discharge care planning in acute stroke care: influencing factors and association with postdischarge outcomes

NE Andrew, D Busingye, NA Lannin… - Journal of stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Comprehensive discharge planning is important for successful transitions from
hospital to home after stroke. The aim of this study was to describe the quality of discharge …

A randomized trial testing the superiority of a postdischarge care management model for stroke survivors

K Allen, S Hazelett, D Jarjoura, K Hua, K Wright… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate whether comprehensive postdischarge care
management for stroke survivors is superior to organized acute stroke department care with …

Primary care practitioners' perspectives of discharge communication and continuity of care for stroke survivors in Australia: a qualitative descriptive study

J Sheehan, NA Lannin, K Laver… - Health & social care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Discharge communication is an important component of care transition between hospitals
and community care, particularly for the complex needs of stroke survivors. Despite …

Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study

RJ Fisher, N Chouliara, A Byrne… - Health Services and …, 2021 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Background: In England, the provision of early supported discharge is recommended as part
of an evidence-based stroke care pathway. Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of …

A consensus on stroke: early supported discharge

RJ Fisher, C Gaynor, M Kerr, P Langhorne, C Anderson… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Research evidence supporting Early Supported Discharge
(ESD) services has been summarized in a Cochrane Systematic Review. Trials have shown …

Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study

RJ Fisher, CS Cobley, I Potgieter… - Clinical …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Randomised controlled trials have shown the benefits of Early Supported
Discharge (ESD) of stroke survivors. Our aim was to evaluate whether ESD is still beneficial …

Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): three and six months results of a randomised controlled trial comparing two early supported …

H Hofstad, BEB Gjelsvik, H Næss, GE Eide, JS Skouen - BMC neurology, 2014 - Springer
Background Stroke causes lasting disability and the burden of stroke is expected to increase
substantially during the next decades. Optimal rehabilitation is therefore mandatory. Early …

Implementing evidence-based stroke early supported discharge services: a qualitative study of challenges, facilitators and impact

N Chouliara, RJ Fisher, M Kerr… - Clinical …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals and commissioners
working with a stroke Early Supported Discharge service in relation to:(1) the factors that …

Effect of stroke early supported discharge on length of hospital stay: analysis from a national stroke registry

RJ Fisher, A Byrne, N Chouliara, S Lewis, L Paley… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The first observational study to investigate the impact of early supported discharge
(ESD) on length of hospital stay in real-world conditions. Design Using historical prospective …