Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of the randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored written education package (What you need to know about stroke) on the outcomes of: * Knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, perceived health status, satisfaction with the content and presentation of the information received, and desire for additional information for patients following stroke and * Knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with the content and presentation of the information received, and desire for additional information for their carers. A secondary aim was to evaluate the effect of written information on the outcomes of knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, and perceived health status of patients following stroke and on knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, and depression of their carers.
Interventions
DEVICE'What you need to know about stroke' education package
Sponsors
Medical Benefits Fund of Australia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
ECT
Masking
DOUBLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) or was the informal carer of a person who had a stroke or TIA; * Had a reported English-proficiency level, corrected hearing and vision, and communication status adequate to participate in an interview and complete assessment tasks; * Did not have reported or observable dementia; * Lived within 50km of the hospital, for ease of follow-up; and * Was medically stable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knowledge about stroke | — |
| self-efficacy | — |
| anxiety | — |
| depression | — |
| perceived health status (patients only) | — |
| satisfaction with the content and presentation of the information received | — |
| desire for additional information | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed