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dc.contributor.authorRudberg, Ann-Sofie
dc.contributor.authorBerge, Eivind
dc.contributor.authorLaska, Ann-Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorJutterström, Stina
dc.contributor.authorNäsman, Per
dc.contributor.authorSunnerhagen, Katharina S
dc.contributor.authorLundström, Erik
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-22T09:07:52Z
dc.date.available2021-03-22T09:07:52Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-05
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i> - Stroke has transitioned from an untreatable, unpreventable disease to a highly treatable and preventable disease over recent decades, and the number of stroke survivors is expected to increase. The number is also foreseen to grow larger as a result of an aging population. With an escalating number of stroke survivors, research on how to improve life after stroke is needed.<br><br> <i>Aims</i> - The primary aim was to determine which area of research related to life after stroke that stroke patients and their informal carers prioritized as being relevant and valuable.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - A cross-sectional study of all patients who had completed the 12 months of follow-up in the EFFECTS trial. In the questionnaire the stroke patients and their informal carers were asked to prioritize areas of research they considered important and valuable with respect to their life after stroke.<br><br> <i>Results</i> - Of the 731 patients who were still alive after the 12 months-follow-up, 589 responded. The most prioritized areas of research were <i>Balance and walking difficulties</i> (290 (49%) responders) and <i>Post-stroke fatigue</i> (173 (29%) responders). Women answered the undefined alternative “<i>other</i>” more often than men (43 women (11%) versus 11 men (6%), <i>p</i> = .04). Younger patients prioritized <i>Post-stroke fatigue</i> to a higher extent (88 (45%) versus (22%), <i>p</i> < .001), and elderly prioritized <i>Balance and walking difficulties</i> (214 (54%) versus 76 (40%), <i>p</i> = .002) and <i>Speech difficulties</i> (38 (10%) versus 9 (5%), <i>p</i> = .045).<br><br> <i>Conclusions</i> - Life after stroke is perceived differentely with aging. Future research should address strategies to face challenges such as imbalance and walking difficulties and post-stroke-fatigue.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRudberg, Berge, Laska, Jutterström, Näsman, Sunnerhagen, Lundström. Stroke survivors’ priorities for research related to life after stroke. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2020:1-6en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1820431
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10749357.2020.1789829
dc.identifier.issn1074-9357
dc.identifier.issn1945-5119
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/20709
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalTopics in Stroke Rehabilitation
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.titleStroke survivors’ priorities for research related to life after strokeen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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