CVA stroke
Conditions
Interventions
The psycho-educative intervention is given as a group therapy and consists of 5
weekly theme-sessions of an hour:
1) general acquaintance and outline (psychologist)
2) what is a stroke and what are t
Sponsors
Vivre, verpleegkliniek Klevarie
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient: - He/she is admitted for rehabilitation in geriatric hospital Klevarie between January 2007 and May 2007 because of a stroke; - he/she is 18 years or older; Caregiver: - he/she is a partner/child (in-law) of the patient - he/she is 18 years or older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - He/she has a severe language deficiency or is not fluent enough in the Dutch language to understand the intervention and test instructions; - he/she has insufficient physical capability to undergo the intervention and questionnaires; - he/she has severe vision- and/or auditory problems, through which written or oral information cannot be processed sufficiently; - he/she suffers or has suffered recently from a severe psychiatric disorder; - he/she does not consent to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameters are knowledge about stroke, signalling cognitive failures, competence, health-related quality of life and evaluation of the intervention/information-provision. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secundary study parameters are mood and self-efficacy expectations. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed