Stroke Team Concept as Implemented in Area Vlll Regional Medical Program • A training program for hospital "stroke teams," consisting of physician, nurse-coordinator and physical therapist, is a unique feature of the Area VIII Regional Medical Program. Training in team concept of stroke management based on the experience of Memorial Hospital of Long Beach will be offered Area-wide. Thirty acute...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a quality improvement program for improving stroke care and the determinants of success at the team and hospital levels. Method- For 16 months, 23 multidisciplinary stroke service teams participated in a quality improvement collaborative designed to set up stroke services and reduce the length of hospital stay (LOHS)...

A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effects of interdisciplinary team care on acute hospitalized stroke patients. After obtaining baseline information on 42 stroke victims receiving conventional care in a general hospital, 130 stroke patients were stratified and randomly assigned either to Traditional or Team care. Assessments by independent evaluators permitted compariso...

The purpose of this study was to compare the stroke characteristics of sprint kayakers in team boat (K2) versus individual (K1) 200-m racing. This case study centred on two male 200-m specialists from a national sprint kayak team. High-speed (120 Hz) videos were recorded from the sagittal view during an important selection time trial. Thereafter, video analysis was performed to identify stroke ...

PURPOSE Although it is recommended that the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) should be implemented to aid communication within multidisciplinary stroke services, there is no empirical evidence to demonstrate the outcomes of such implementation. Working with one stroke service, this project aimed to address this gap and sought to evaluate the outcomes of i...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The benefits of stroke unit management may vary according to stroke subtype. A post hoc analysis of the influence of stroke subtype on stroke unit effectiveness was undertaken by using prospective data collected in a randomized controlled trial. METHODS Two hundred sixty-seven patients with moderately severe ischemic stroke (164 with large-vessel infarcts and 103 with l...

Re: Randomized Controlled Study of Stroke Unit Versus Stroke Team Care in Different Stroke Subtypes To the Editor: We have read with interest the article by Evans et al,1 which presents a post hoc analysis of a previously published randomized controlled trial comparing a stroke unit, a stroke team, and domiciliary care.2 The demonstration that the stroke team could not provide sufficient stroke...

Re: Randomized Controlled Study of Stroke Unit Versus Stroke Team Care in Different Stroke Subtypes To the Editor: We have read with interest the article by Evans et al,1 which presents a post hoc analysis of a previously published randomized controlled trial comparing a stroke unit, a stroke team, and domiciliary care.2 The demonstration that the stroke team could not provide sufficient stroke...

Background and Purpose—Although stroke units reduce mortality and institutionalization, their comparative costeffectiveness is unknown. Methods— Healthcare, social services, and informal care costs were compared for 447 acute stroke patients randomly assigned to stroke unit, stroke team, or domiciliary stroke care. Prospective and retrospective methods were used to identify resource use over 12...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although stroke units reduce mortality and institutionalization, their comparative cost-effectiveness is unknown. METHODS Healthcare, social services, and informal care costs were compared for 447 acute stroke patients randomly assigned to stroke unit, stroke team, or domiciliary stroke care. Prospective and retrospective methods were used to identify resource use over ...