Clinical TrialsSaturday, February 8th, 2014 BMC Health Services Research: January 17, 2014 Family caregivers provide invaluable support to stroke survivors during their recovery, rehabilitation, and community re-integration. Unfortunately, it is not standard clinical practice to prepare and support caregivers in this role and, as a result, many experience stress and poor health that can compromise stroke survivor recovery and threaten the sustainability of keeping the stroke survivor at home. We developed the Timing it Right Stroke Family Support Program (TIRSFSP) to guide the timing of delivering specific types of education and support to meet caregivers’ evolving needs. The objective of this multi-site randomized controlled trial is to determine if delivering the TIRSFSP across the stroke care continuum improves caregivers’ sense of being supported and emotional well-being. Read more NEWS Prevention and Health Services Delivery 2012–2013 Advances in Stroke: Population Studies 2013 Systematic Review of Health Disparities for Cardiovascular Diseases and Associated Factors among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations RESOURCES Search Publications in the Medicare Index Online Library Map Stroke Map Atrial Fibrillation CLINICAL TRIALS Randomized clinical trial of the timing it right stroke family support program: research protocol Mild Hypothermia After Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Stroke Three-dimensional, task-specific robot therapy of the arm after stroke: a multicentre, parallel-group randomised trial EMAIL SIGNUP SIGNUP to receive updates and information.

BMC Health Services Research: January 17, 2014

Family caregivers provide invaluable support to stroke survivors during their recovery, rehabilitation, and community re-integration. Unfortunately, it is not standard clinical practice to prepare and support caregivers in this role and, as a result, many experience stress and poor health that can compromise stroke survivor recovery and threaten the sustainability of keeping the stroke survivor at home. We developed the Timing it Right Stroke Family Support Program (TIRSFSP) to guide the timing of delivering specific types of education and support to meet caregivers’ evolving needs. The objective of this multi-site randomized controlled trial is to determine if delivering the TIRSFSP across the stroke care continuum improves caregivers’ sense of being supported and emotional well-being. Read more