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Self-Reported Long-Term Needs After Stroke
- C. McKevitt, N. Fudge, +9 authors C. Wolfe
- Medicine
- Stroke
- 1 May 2011
Background and Purpose— Development of interventions to manage patients with stroke after discharge from the hospital requires estimates of need. This study estimates the prevalence of self-reported… Expand
Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia: The Tigray People's Liberation Front, 1975-1991
- D. Crummey, J. Young
- Political Science, Sociology
- 13 October 1997
Acknowledgements 1. Peasants and revolutions: theoretical directions 2. Historical and social background 3. Tigray on the eve of insurrection 4. Struggle for opposition ascendancy: 1975-8 5.… Expand
Delirium in older people
Few ill health situations are more degrading to people of any age than loss of reasoning, faculties, and personhood. These are the unpleasant consequences of delirium—a common condition affecting ill… Expand
A structured training programme for caregivers of inpatients after stroke (TRACS): a cluster randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis
- A. Forster, J. Dickerson, J. Young, A. Patel, on behalf of the Tracs Trial Collaboration
- Medicine
- The Lancet
- 21 December 2013
BACKGROUND
Most patients who have had a stroke are dependent on informal caregivers for activities of daily living. The TRACS trial investigated a training programme for caregivers (the London Stroke… Expand
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- A. Forster, J. Young, +9 authors A. Farrin
- Medicine
- Stroke
- 27 July 2015
Background and Purpose— We developed a new postdischarge system of care comprising a structured assessment covering longer-term problems experienced by patients with stroke and their carers, linked… Expand
Physiotherapy for patients with mobility problems more than 1 year after stroke: a randomised controlled trial
- J. Green, A. Forster, S. Bogle, J. Young
- Medicine
- The Lancet
- 19 January 2002
BACKGROUND
Community physiotherapy is often prescribed for stroke patients with long-term mobility problems. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of this treatment in patients who had mobility… Expand
Diagnostic test accuracy of simple instruments for identifying frailty in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND
frailty is a state of vulnerability to adverse outcomes. Routine identification of frailty is recommended in international guidance. This systematic review investigates the diagnostic test… Expand
Diagnosis, prevention, and management of delirium: summary of NICE guidance
- J. Young, L. Murthy, Maggie Westby, A. Akunne, R. O’Mahony
- Medicine
- BMJ : British Medical Journal
- 28 July 2010
Delirium is a complex clinical syndrome characterised by disturbed consciousness, cognitive function, or perception. Sometimes known as acute confusional state, delirium has an acute onset, a… Expand
National Service Framework for Older People
The National Service Framework for Older People (NSF), published recently by the Department of Health in England, represents a major initiative to improve services for this group of patients. It… Expand
Reliability of gait speed measured by a timed walking test in patients one year after stroke
- J. Green, A. Forster, J. Young
- Medicine
- Clinical rehabilitation
- 1 March 2002
Objective: To assess the reliability of gait speed in late-stage stroke patients. Design: Test–retest reliability of three timed walks to 10 metres repeated during two assessments one week apart.… Expand