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Abstract

Transition of care in Brazil is still incipient to support programsand health services for older adults with stroke-induced-dependency transitioning from hospital to home3. Study design, period and place This study makes use of longitudinal survey data collected in an earlierfamily caregivers'quality of life study15', and was structured with the STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) recommendations16'. Caregivers taking part in this parent study had a loved one who was being cared for in a Specialized Care Stroke Unit (SCU-Stroke) at a university hospital in southern Brazil. Population and sample; inclusion and exclusion criteria Eligibility criteria for family caregivers in the parent study were: 18+years of age; taking care of older adults who had experienced a stroke for the first time and who remain with significant strokerelated functional impairments.

Details

Title
A longitudinal study of burden among spouse and non-spouse caregivers of older adults with stroke-induced-dependency
Author
Day, Carolina Baltar 1 ; Bierhals, Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz 2 ; Dal Pizzo, Fernanda Laís Fengler 3 ; Low, Gail 4 ; dos Santos, Naiana Oliveira 5 ; Paskulin, Lisiane Manganelli Girardi

 Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
 University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 
 Universidade Franciscana. Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
 Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
Pages
1-9
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
ISSN
00347167
e-ISSN
19840446
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2904353476
Copyright
© 2023. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.