Informing Patients with Acute Stroke About their Risk of Dementia: A Survey of UK Healthcare Professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cognitive problems following stroke are of key concern to stroke survivors. Discussing risk of dementia at the time of stroke could have implications for follow-up care. However, informing someone who has just had a stroke about risk of dementia could cause distress. This survey explored healthcare professionals' views on discussing risk of post-stroke dementia at the time of stroke.

Materials and methods

This online survey was aimed at all UK healthcare professionals who care for patients with stroke. The survey was distributed via the mailing lists of seven professional stroke-related organisations and Twitter. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise findings.

Results

Sixty healthcare professionals completed the survey. Healthcare professionals were

SUBMITTER: Ball EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849345 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature