Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach

Stroke is becoming a major public health issue in our country due to the fact that there is an increasing life span of our population. Due to advancement of acute management of stroke, three out of four people will survive beyond the acute phase of stroke. Stroke care providers are still debating...

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Main Authors:	N.A Aziz, A.A Raymond
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2008
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1994/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1994/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1994/1/Page_01_-_06.pdf

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spelling	ukm-19942016-12-14T06:30:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1994/ Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach N.A Aziz, A.A Raymond, Stroke is becoming a major public health issue in our country due to the fact that there is an increasing life span of our population. Due to advancement of acute management of stroke, three out of four people will survive beyond the acute phase of stroke. Stroke care providers are still debating regarding the exact period of the terminology ‘longer-term stroke’; however many agreed that long-term of stroke refers to the period of one year and thereafter as this period is the determinant for longer-term survival. Management beyond the first year of stroke is complex, encompasses all aspects of patient’s life; physical, psychological and integration into community. Rehabilitation being the cornerstone of longer-term stroke management should now focused on more evidence-based approach as to be effective and relevant to the stroke patients Penerbit UKM 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1994/1/Page_01_-_06.pdf N.A Aziz, and A.A Raymond, (2008) Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach. Medicine & Health, 3 (1). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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description	Stroke is becoming a major public health issue in our country due to the fact that there is an increasing life span of our population. Due to advancement of acute management of stroke, three out of four people will survive beyond the acute phase of stroke. Stroke care providers are still debating regarding the exact period of the terminology ‘longer-term stroke’; however many agreed that long-term of stroke refers to the period of one year and thereafter as this period is the determinant for longer-term survival. Management beyond the first year of stroke is complex, encompasses all aspects of patient’s life; physical, psychological and integration into community. Rehabilitation being the cornerstone of longer-term stroke management should now focused on more evidence-based approach as to be effective and relevant to the stroke patients
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title	Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach
title_short	Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach
title_full	Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach
title_fullStr	Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach
title_full_unstemmed	Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach
title_sort	managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: a new approach
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2008
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Managing further rehabilitation in longer-term stroke patients in the community: A new approach

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