Taking charge after stroke: promoting self-directed rehabilitation to improve quality of life – a randomized controlled trial. Harwood, M., Weatherall, M., Talemaitoga, A., Barber, P A., Gommans, J., Taylor, W., McPherson, K., & McNaughton, H. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(6):493–501, June, 2012.
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Objective: Few community interventions following stroke enhance activity, participation or quality of life. We tested two novel community interventions designed to promote self-directed rehabilitation following stroke. Design: This was a randomized, controlled parallel group 2×2 trial. Setting: Community. Participants: Maori and Pacific New Zealanders, \textgreater15 years old, randomized within three months of a new stroke. Interventions: A DVD of four inspirational stories by Maori and Pacific people with stroke and a ‘Take Charge Session’ – a single structured risk factor and activities of daily living assessment, designed to facilitate self-directed rehabilitation. Main measures: Primary outcomes were Health-related Quality of Life (Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores of the Short Form 36 (SF-36)) 12 months from randomization. Secondary outcomes were Barthel Index, Frenchay Activities Index, Carer Strain Index and modified Rankin score. Results: One hundred and seventy-two people were randomized with 139 (80.8%) followed up at 12 months post randomization. The effect of the Take Charge Session on SF-36 PCS at 12 months was 6.0 (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.0 to 10.0) and of the DVD was 0.9 (95% CI −3.1 to 4.9). Participants allocated to the Take Charge Session were less likely to have a modified Rankin score of \textgreater2 (odds ratio (OR) 0.42, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.89) and their carers had lower (better) Carer Strain Index scores (−1.5, 95% CI −2.8 to −0.1). Conclusion: A simple, low-cost intervention in the community phase of stroke recovery aiming to promote self-directed rehabilitation improved outcomes.
@article{harwood_taking_2012,
	title = {Taking charge after stroke: promoting self-directed rehabilitation to improve quality of life – a randomized controlled trial},
	volume = {26},
	issn = {0269-2155, 1477-0873},
	shorttitle = {Taking charge after stroke},
	url = {http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269215511426017},
	doi = {10.1177/0269215511426017},
	abstract = {Objective: Few community interventions following stroke enhance activity, participation or quality of life. We tested two novel community interventions designed to promote self-directed rehabilitation following stroke.
            Design: This was a randomized, controlled parallel group 2×2 trial.
            Setting: Community.
            Participants: Maori and Pacific New Zealanders, {\textgreater}15 years old, randomized within three months of a new stroke.
            Interventions: A DVD of four inspirational stories by Maori and Pacific people with stroke and a ‘Take Charge Session’ – a single structured risk factor and activities of daily living assessment, designed to facilitate self-directed rehabilitation.
            Main measures: Primary outcomes were Health-related Quality of Life (Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores of the Short Form 36 (SF-36)) 12 months from randomization. Secondary outcomes were Barthel Index, Frenchay Activities Index, Carer Strain Index and modified Rankin score.
            Results: One hundred and seventy-two people were randomized with 139 (80.8\%) followed up at 12 months post randomization. The effect of the Take Charge Session on SF-36 PCS at 12 months was 6.0 (95\% confidence interval (CI) 2.0 to 10.0) and of the DVD was 0.9 (95\% CI −3.1 to 4.9). Participants allocated to the Take Charge Session were less likely to have a modified Rankin score of {\textgreater}2 (odds ratio (OR) 0.42, 95\% CI 0.2 to 0.89) and their carers had lower (better) Carer Strain Index scores (−1.5, 95\% CI −2.8 to −0.1).
            Conclusion: A simple, low-cost intervention in the community phase of stroke recovery aiming to promote self-directed rehabilitation improved outcomes.},
	language = {en},
	number = {6},
	urldate = {2021-09-09},
	journal = {Clinical Rehabilitation},
	author = {Harwood, Matire and Weatherall, Mark and Talemaitoga, Api and Barber, P Alan and Gommans, John and Taylor, William and McPherson, Kathryn and McNaughton, Harry},
	month = jun,
	year = {2012},
	pages = {493--501},
}

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