Published by Stroke Foundation on Jan 28, 2024
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Abstract
This is the eighth in a series of eight guideline chapters that provide evidence-based recommendations for recovery from stroke and TIA in adults.
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PICOS
PICO 10.1
Population
Adults with stroke
Intervention
Peer support
Comparator
No peer support
Outcomes
PICO 20.1
Population
Adult caregivers of stroke survivors
Intervention
Support and information
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 20.2
Population
Adult caregivers of stroke survivors
Intervention
Psycho-educational
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 20.3
Population
Adults with stroke and adult family caregivers
Intervention
Psychosocial interventions
Comparator
Usual care
Outcomes
PICO 50.1
Population
Adults with stroke
Intervention
Self-management programs (health professional or volunteer led)
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 50.2
Population
Adults with stroke
Intervention
Self-management programs (participant led)
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 60.1
Population
Adults post-stroke
Intervention
Driving rehabilitation intervention
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 70.1
Population
Community dwelling adults with stroke
Intervention
Community ambulation
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 70.2
Population
Community dwelling adults with stroke
Intervention
Outdoor mobility rehabilitation training
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 80.1
Population
Adults with stroke
Intervention
Leisure therapy
Comparator
Control
Outcomes
PICO 90.1
Population
Adults with stroke wanting to return to work
Intervention
Workplace intervention programme
Comparator
Usual stroke care
Outcomes
PICO 100.1
Population
Adults within 3 months post stroke
Intervention
Structured sexual rehabilitation programme
Comparator
Written information alone
Outcomes
PICO 100.2
Population
Adult males with stroke
Intervention
Sertraline
Comparator
placebo
Outcomes
PICO 100.3
Population
Men with lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction more than 1 month following stroke
Intervention
Pelvic floor muscle training
Comparator
Usual rehabilitation care
Outcomes