Care priorities for stroke patients developing cognitive difficulties: a Delphi survey of UK professional views.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post stroke cognitive difficulties are common but generally prioritised below other impairments. In the UK, clinical guidelines recommend a holistic review at six-months post-stroke including an assessment of cognitive function. In order to assist clinicians to provide better care for patients with post-stroke cognitive deficits and assist with service planning, our aim was to establish professional consensus on key actions at the six-month review.

Methods

An electronic Delphi survey was developed with ten potential actions for clinicians to prioritise across five different clinical scenarios describing patients with cognitive difficulties. Scenarios varied in terms of age of the stroke-survivor, stroke severity and use of dementia risk assessment. A panel of prof

SUBMITTER: Tang EYH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7404922 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature