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Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Physician stroke guideline adherence, Stroke Self Management, and 1 other intervention for Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Completed, enrolled 174 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the local adaptation of existing stroke prevention tools into practice. A stroke prevention program is a collection of materials including written materials like pamphlets and brochures, videotapes and training guides for stroke survivors and evidence based guidelines for the doctors that provide care for them. Other tools that may be used in a stroke prevention program include devices that help patients monitor medical symptoms at home like home blood pressure machines or blood sugar monitors and messaging devices that allow reporting symptoms from home to a health care provider. We hypothesized Veterans with stroke who receive the Veteran Stroke Prevention Program would engage in better medication compliance and stroke specific quality of life compared to those who did not receive the program.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Provided clinicians with Secondary Stroke Prevention Guidelines/Posted near workstations for Discharge Planning and Provided Clinicians with Seminar on Motivational Interviewing and Goal Setting to Modify Patient Health Behaviors
Provided Post Stroke Guidelines on Secondary Prevention to Clinicians Preparing Discharge Plans; Provided Secondary Stroke Self-Management and Stroke Peer Support to Veteran Patients with Stroke/TIA
Received Phone Calls from Staff to Control for Attention