In neurology practices, the patient's caregiver is often overlooked, but it is essential to
understand the importance of the caregiver in the management of a chronic neurological …

Purpose: Family caregivers provide essential support as stroke survivors' return to
community living, but it is not standard clinical practice to prepare or provide ongoing …

Purpose: Stroke caregivers have been identified as a group at high risk for poor outcomes
as a result of the suddenness of stroke and a potentially high level of care needed due to …

OBJECTIVE: Discuss family caregivers of stroke survivors' changing needs for education
and support across the care continuum. METHODS: Conceptual review. RESULTS: Stroke is …

Caregivers of stroke patients provide informal care ranging from physical help to
psychosocial support. As a result, these caregivers may experience high levels of burden …

Purpose: Most stroke survivors will be cared for at home by family caregivers with limited
training. Families actively involved in rehabilitation feel more prepared for the new …

Stroke is a condition that affects both patients and family members who provide care and
support. Because stroke is an unexpected traumatic event that suddenly forces family …

Purpose: This project explored caregivers' perceptions regarding the barriers and facilitators
to undertaking the post-stroke caregiving role, particularly as related to the health care …

Background After a stroke, patients often suffer from varying degrees of disability that require
acute inpatient treatment and extended care at home. Therefore, the caregivers assume …

Background: There is growing awareness that different terminal diseases translate into
different family caregiver experiences, and the palliative and supportive care needs of these …