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Evaluation of Degree of Dependency After Stroke.

NCT03451357 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2018-03-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Understanding the risk of dependence and its severity before hospital discharge for stroke is important for health and social care planning as instrument to prioritize people where the assistance is more appropriate in a context o limited resources and avoid the gap across the health care continuum. The goal is to conduct an assessment, which will identify the patient's needs. In doing so, the team, along with family may effectively coordinate, plan and implement any steps necessary to ensure a safe and healthy environment for the patient.

The main study's objective is to asses which factors are associated with outcome of dependence after stroke and propose a suitable instrument for identifying patients in higher risk for needing formal care from health and/or social care providers.

Conditions

  • Stroke Sequelae
  • Dependency

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Dependence degree already certificated by Dependence Law.

The European Council defines dependence as the state in which people, due to causes linked to the lack or loss of physical, psychological, or intellectual autonomy, are in need of assistance and/or significant help to carry out common activities of daily life. In primary care, the nurses in charge are trained of data collection. This situation needs of formal care provided by health or/and social workers, private or public.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • JOSE L CLUA-ESPUNY, PhD · IDIAP JORDI GOL

  • CONCEPCION CARRATALA-MUNUERA, PhD · Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-01
Primary Completion
2018-01-01
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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