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The CareFile Project
— a feasibility study to examine the effects of an individualised information booklet on patients after stroke | | Author(s) | Debbie B Lowe, Anil K Sharma, Michael J Leathley |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 36, no 1, January 2007 |
| Pages | pp 83-89 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Information needs ; Projects ; Pilot ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | Patients have reported a lack of knowledge and understanding of stroke and its risk factors; and uncertainly remains about the most appropriate and effective method of educating patients after stroke. A randomised pilot study for a controlled trial assessed the impact of the CareFile, an individualised information booklet, on patients' knowledge and satisfaction level after stroke. Of 259 admissions to a large teaching hospital in Liverpool over a 9-month period, 100 were eligible to participate. All patients received the usual stroke information leaflets provided by the stroke unit. In addition, the intervention group of 50 received the 'CareFile'; patients in this group and the 50 in the control group all completed a stroke knowledge questionnaire at baseline and at 3 and 6 months post-stroke. While there were no significant differences in patients' knowledge at baseline between the groups, at 3 and 6 months post-stroke, the intervention group had significantly better knowledge of stroke. There were no differences between the groups regarding satisfaction with the information received. The CareFile should make a valuable contribution to meeting requirements of the National Sentinel Audit and the National Service Framework for Older People (NSF) regarding provision of information to patients after stroke. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070503203 A |
| Classmark | CQA: UV:IK: 3E: 4UC: 3J |
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