TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding long-term unmet needs in Australian survivors of stroke
AU - Andrew, Nadine Elizabeth
AU - Kilkenny, Monique Femia
AU - Naylor, Rebecca
AU - Purvis, Tara
AU - Lalor, Erin
AU - Moloczij, Natasha
AU - Cadilhac, Dominique Ann-Michelle
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - BACKGROUND: Limited data exist on the long-term needs of community-dwelling stroke survivors. We aimed to describe factors associated with the extent to which needs were met in Australian survivors of stroke.
METHOD:
Multifaceted strategies were used to obtain a national sample. Adults 12+ months poststroke and living in the community participated. Needs were assessed over the domains of health, everyday living, work, leisure, social support, and finances. Multivariable negative-binomial and logistic regression were used.
RESULTS:
Seven hundred sixty-five survivors completed surveys. Most (84 ) reported having needs that were not being fully met (median 4 of 20, Q1, Q3: 1, 9). Variations occurred based on age, residential location, time since stroke, and disability level. Multivariable results showed that having fatigue, cognition or emotional problems, decreasing age, and increased disability were associated with increasing numbers of needs not being fully met (P?
AB - BACKGROUND: Limited data exist on the long-term needs of community-dwelling stroke survivors. We aimed to describe factors associated with the extent to which needs were met in Australian survivors of stroke.
METHOD:
Multifaceted strategies were used to obtain a national sample. Adults 12+ months poststroke and living in the community participated. Needs were assessed over the domains of health, everyday living, work, leisure, social support, and finances. Multivariable negative-binomial and logistic regression were used.
RESULTS:
Seven hundred sixty-five survivors completed surveys. Most (84 ) reported having needs that were not being fully met (median 4 of 20, Q1, Q3: 1, 9). Variations occurred based on age, residential location, time since stroke, and disability level. Multivariable results showed that having fatigue, cognition or emotional problems, decreasing age, and increased disability were associated with increasing numbers of needs not being fully met (P?
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijs.12325/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/ijs.12325
DO - 10.1111/ijs.12325
M3 - Article
SN - 1747-4930
VL - 9
SP - 106
EP - 112
JO - International Journal of Stroke
JF - International Journal of Stroke
IS - A100
ER -