Australian and New Zealand Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management - Chapter 8 of 8: Community participation and long-term care

Published by Stroke Foundation on Jan 28, 2024

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These Clinical Guidelines are a general guide to appropriate practice, to be followed subject to the clinician’s judgment and the patient’s preference in each individual case. The Clinical Guideline is designed to provide information to assist decision-making and are based on the best evidence available at the time of development. The Clinical Guidelines can be viewed at www.informme.org.au - Citation: Stroke Foundation. Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management. Melbourne Australia. © No part of this publication can be reproduced by any process without permission from the Stroke Foundation. December 2023.

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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