Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of a Nurse-led Self-efficacy Enhancing Stroke Self-management Program for Community-dwelling Stroke Survivors
Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a nurse-led self-efficacy enhancing stroke self-management program on recovery of community-dwelling stroke survivors.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* aged 18 years or above
* have a clinical diagnosis of stroke
* currently live at home or will be discharged from hospital to home within one week
* have a Mini Mental State Examination score \>18
* speak Cantonese
* capable of giving informed consent
* can attend sessions of the self-efficacy enhancing stroke self-management program
* can use a phone

Exclusion Criteria:

* diagnosed with transient ischemic attack, subdural or epidural hemorrhage
* have cerebrovascular events due to presence of malignancy or head trauma
* have limited comprehension and receptive aphasia
* have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or dementia
* have received a stroke self-management program in the past 12 months as reported by the participants
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Veterans 18 years or older hospitalized with stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack at Indianapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center and Houston Veteran Administration Medical Center;
* willing to participate;
* access to telephone;
* speaks and understands English;
* no severe cognitive impairments;
* life expectancy of at least 6 mos;
* willingness to follow-up in Veterans Administration outpatient care.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe aphasia or cognitive impairment;
* active alcohol or substance abuse;
* cannot or unwilling to participate;
* does not speak or understand English;
* life expectancy less than 6 mos;
* no access to telephone;
* no Veterans Administration outpatient follow-up.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients over 60 years of age
* Patients who have had a first stroke, transient or permanent, ischaemic or haemorrhagic, justifying hospitalisation
* Patients with high blood pressure already treated or discovered at the time of the stroke and justifying the start of a treatment
* Patients who have had a stroke with sequelae allowing immediate return home or justifying a stay of less than one month in rehabilitation
* Patient having a member of his social circle who has agreed to provide follow-up for two years in association with the assigned nursing personnel in case of randomisation into the "optimised follow-up" group.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients less than 60 years of age
* Patients with a history of stroke
* Patients who do not have high blood pressure discovered by a treatment prior to the stroke or by abnormal blood pressure figures during hospitalisation
* Patients who have had a stroke causing serious sequelae, justifying an extended stay in a rehabilitation department
* Patient who has no one in his social circle capable of working with the assigned nursing personnel, or patient living in an institution
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older
* male or female
* attendee at a participating TIA clinic within 4 weeks of a first suspected TIA
* diagnosed with a TIA or 'minor' stroke, due to atherosclerosis or small vessel occlusion (diagnosis based on the TOAST classification system (69)(70), following neurological examination and neuroimaging (32)).

Exclusion Criteria:

* patients who have experienced more than one TIA and/or stroke
* inability to give informed consent
* presenting after 4 weeks of their first suspected TIA and/or 'minor' stroke
* contra-indication for exercise training, based on guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine(72)

Answer: A