To all P.Ts who have experience with treating strokepatients.
Goodday to you all,
My name is Marijne, I'm a dutch P.T-student. I'm in the final phase of my study which contents writing an essay about, a to physiotherapy related subject.
The outcome of a general research into the care and aftercare for strokepatients and their beloved ones by the Dutch Heart Foundation, shows a big list of problem areas. In order to do something about this, I'm trying to describe these problems within the specific area of physiotherapy and see which aspects are needed for improvement. Therefor I would like to know how the (after)care for strokepatients is organized abroad.
I made a list with questions that could help me with this. By filling in the list or giving me any information/suggestions concerning this matter, you would be of great help. (Apologies for my poor "medical-english".)
Thanking you in advance,
Marijne de Weerd.
-Could you give an estimation on the amout of strokepatients you've treated so far or on annuelbasis?
-In which field of physical therapy are you working? (Hospital, nursinghome, stroke-unit, rehabcentre, private practice etc.)
-Do the CVApatients you've treated, belong to a specific category of strokepatients based on Impairment, Disability and Handicap?
-Did you specialize in treating strokepatients?
-What is the most common route that your patients already followed before they ended up with you? Who makes the referral to you?
-Do you receive a standard referral/transference-form? What information is given to you in the form? Are there in your opinion points missing or needless? How would you prefer it?
-With what information do you make a plan and aim for treatment?
-On the basis of which figures do you state your prognosis of functional recovery? (ADL based)
-Do you treat your patients according to a certain concept? (NDT, conventional, intensity, etc)
-Do you involve/implicate a patients partner or beloved one, in the treatment?
-Are you familiar with the possibilities for strokepatients and their support figure/ partner, to seek support and counselling in the form of patients-support-programmes,in your surrounding?
-Do you discuss the neuro-psychologicaldisorders that may occur after stroke, with your patient and partner?
-Were you tought how to regonize these neuro-psychologicaldisorders?
-What is in general, the next step CVApatients have to take on their way to recovery, after they have been treated by you? (home, nursinghome, futher treatment in different medical specialisme, etc.)
-Do you have regular, returning consultations about these strokepatients? Does this happen in mono-disciplinair or multi-disciplinair context?
-To whom do you refer? What is the contents of your referral/transference?
Last but not least,
-Do you have any remarks or suggestions that could contribute to the improvement of the care and aftercare of strokepatients?
Thanks!!!!
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