Determining the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a stroke instructional and educational DVD in a multinational context: a randomized controlled pilot study.
Kelly M JonesRohit BhattacharjeeRita KrishnamurthiSarah BlantonSuzanne Barker-ColloAlice TheadomAmanda G ThriftSteven L WolfNarayanaswamy VenketasubramanianPriya ParmarAnnick MaujeanAnnemarei RantaDominique CadilhacEmmanuel O SanyaMarilyn MacKay-LyonsJeyaraj D PandianDeepti AroraReginald O ObiakoGustavo SaposnikShivanthi BalallaNatan M BornsteinPeter LanghorneBo NorrvingNita BrownMichael BraininDenise TaylorValery L FeiginPublished in: Clinical rehabilitation (2018)
Conducting a multinational trial of a stroke DVD requires full funding. The intervention was acceptable to some patients and their caregivers, yet a generalized education approach did not fully meet their needs and/or expectations. A more individualized method may be required to meet peoples' changing needs during stroke recovery.