Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD, FAHA, Chair; Wendy C. Ziai, MD, MPH, FAHA, Vice Chair;
Charlotte Cordonnier, MD, PhD; Dar Dowlatshahi, MD, PhD, FAHA; Brandon Francis, MD …

Background People with stroke conventionally receive a substantial part of their
rehabilitation in hospital. Services have now been developed that offer people in hospital an …

Background Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall
each year. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2009. Objectives To …

Background Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause
considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first …

Background Aphasia is an acquired language impairment following brain damage that
affects some or all language modalities: expression and understanding of speech, reading …

Background Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the
community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in …

Background Levels of physical activity and physical fitness are low after stroke. Interventions
to increase physical fitness could reduce mortality and reduce disability through increased …

Background Early discharge hospital at home is a service that provides active treatment by
healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require …

Objective: To assess the effect of “hospital in the home”(HITH) services that significantly
substitute for inhospital time on mortality, readmission rates, patient and carer satisfaction …

Falls are common at all stages after stroke, occurring in the acute, rehabilitative, and chronic
phases. Consequences of falls include death or serious injury, minor injuries, functional …