Objective: To describe measures used to evaluate the burden of caregiving experienced by
caregivers of stroke patients and their clinimetric properties. Design: A review of the …

Objective: Literature on family function in stroke rehabilitation is reviewed in 3 areas: the
impact of family function on recovery from stroke, the impact of stroke on family function, and …

Background and Purpose Little attention has been focused on the demands on caregivers in
stroke outcome research. A major aim of this study was to identify factors in patients …

Data relating to 976 patients registered as suffering an acute stroke has been analysed to
determine the natural history of speech disturbance: these patients came from a community …

Purpose: This survey was carried out to study the views of multidisciplinary health
professionals about discussing sexual issues with patients. Methods: A questionnaire was …

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of social support on outcome after first
stroke in a prospective cohort study. Although modest evidence exists for the importance of …

The present study aims to describe the consequences of aphasia by analysing the personal
accounts of aphasic individuals who have recovered and of a relative or friend. Eighteen …

The impact of various types and amounts of social support is examined in the context of
recovery from first stroke. We conceptualize the rehabilitation process as a psychosocial …

Background and Purpose—The aim of this study was to assess effects of stroke on sexual
functioning of stroke patients and their spouses and to study the associations of clinical and …

We investigated longitudinally the effects of a stroke on the social support systems and well-
being of the patient's primary support person, both acutely and as the condition stabilized …