2021
Primary Care of Adult Patients After Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Kernan WN, Viera AJ, Billinger SA, Bravata DM, Stark SL, Kasner SE, Kuritzky L, Towfighi A, Arteriosclerosis T. Primary Care of Adult Patients After Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2021, 52: e558-e571. PMID: 34261351, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent strokePoststroke carePrimary careAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationOngoing functional impairmentPatient-centered primary careAmerican Stroke AssociationHigh blood pressureEvidence-based carePrimary care practicesPrimary care teamsPatient-centered careQuality of lifePoststroke managementLifestyle modificationAdult patientsLate complicationsQuality improvement strategiesBlood pressureAtrial fibrillationCarotid stenosisStroke AssociationOngoing careRisk factorsCare team
2001
A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Young Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients
Hamedani A, Wells C, Brass L, Kernan W, Viscoli C, Maraire J, Awad I, Horwitz R. A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Young Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients. Stroke 2001, 32: 687-695. PMID: 11239188, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.3.687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome measuresHemorrhagic strokeQuality of lifeValid QOL instrumentHemorrhagic stroke patientsHemorrhagic stroke survivorsAvailable outcome measuresDistinct subject groupsYounger patientsStroke patientsPatient interviewsNeurological impairmentStroke survivorsMotor functionQOL instrumentsLife instrumentsMortality ratePatient's lifeHigh initial mortality rateStrokePatientsCeiling effectsSubject groupsInitial mortality rateInternal consistency