The combined impact of dependency on caregivers, disability, and coping strategy on quality of life after ischemic stroke.

Sarah DewildeLieven AnnemansAndrew LloydAndre PeetersDimitri HemelsoetYves VandermeerenPhilippe DesfontainesRaf BrounsGeert VanhoorenPatrick CrasBoudewijn MichielsensPatricia RedondoVincent Thijs

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2019)

This study suggests that treatment strategies targeting flexible coping styles and decreasing dependency on caregivers may lead to significant gains in quality of life above and beyond treatment strategies that solely target disability.

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