Conclusion : We found that interventions in which nurses had a primary role were effective on improving medical and behavioral risk factors , as well as knowledge of risk factors as part of secondary prevention of stroke
Background and purpose : Among members of the health care team , nurses play a large role in actively engaging stroke survivors in secondary stroke prevention programs .
This systematic review and meta- analysis examines the effectiveness of interventions in which nurses have a primary role on modification of risk factors among stroke survivors .
Effectiveness of Goal-Setting Telephone Follow-Up on Health Behaviors of Patients with Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
BACKGROUND Adopting healthy behaviors is critical for secondary stroke prevention , but many patients fail to follow national guidelines regarding diet , exercise , and abstinence from risk factors . Compliance often decreases with time after hospital discharge , yet few studies have examined programs promoting long-term adherence to health behaviors . Goal setting and telephone follow-up have been proven to be effective in other areas of medicine , so this study evaluated the effectiveness of a guideline -based , goal - setting telephone follow-up program for patients with ischemic stroke . METHODS This was a multicenter , assessor-blinded , parallel-group , r and omized controlled trial . Ninety-one stroke patients were r and omized to either a control group or an intervention group . Intervention consisted of predischarge education and 3 goal - setting follow-up sessions conducted by phone . Data were collected at baseline and during the third and sixth months after hospital discharge . RESULTS Six months after discharge , patients in the intervention group exhibited significantly higher medication adherence than patients in the control group . There were no statistically significant differences in physical activity , nutrition , low-salt diet adherence , blood pressure monitoring , smoking abstinence , unhealthy use of alcohol , and modified Rankin Scale ( mRS ) scores between the 2 groups . CONCLUSIONS Goal - setting telephone follow-up intervention for ischemic stroke patients is feasible and leads to improved medication adherence . However , the lack of group differences in other health behavior subcategories and in themRS score indicates a need for more effective intervention strategies to help patients reach guideline -recommended targets
Conclusion : We found that interventions in which nurses had a primary role were effective on improving medical and behavioral risk factors , as well as knowledge of risk factors as part of secondary prevention of stroke
Background and purpose : Among members of the health care team , nurses play a large role in actively engaging stroke survivors in secondary stroke prevention programs .
This systematic review and meta- analysis examines the effectiveness of interventions in which nurses have a primary role on modification of risk factors among stroke survivors .