Early Occupational Therapy Intervention Programme and Coping Strategies and Burden in Caregivers of People with Sub-Acute Stroke: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Caregivers of people who have suffered a stroke experience a great burden and may use disengagement coping strategies. We studied the influence of an early occupational therapy intervention programme in the process of hospital-to-home discharge after stroke (EOTIPS) in a Spanish cohort that improved patients' quality of life and caregivers' burden and coping strategies. EOTIPS was delivered by a single occupational therapist. We conducted a prospective randomised controlled trial that included 60 adults who suffered a stroke, of which 91.6% had a caregiver who agreed to be involved in their care (n = 55). Evaluations assessed the caregivers' burden and coping strategies within two weeks post-stroke and after a three-month follow-up. Statistical analyses included intent-to-treat anal

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Perez P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11355327 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature