Outputs (10)

Getting the message across: a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering Stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England (2024)
Journal Article

Background Stroke early supported discharge (ESD) involves the co-ordinated transfer of care from hospital to home. The quality of communication processes between professionals delivering ESD and external stakeholders may have a role to play in stre... Read More about Getting the message across: a realist study of the role of communication and information exchange processes in delivering Stroke Early Supported Discharge services in England.

A qualitative study exploring how stroke survivors’ expectations and understanding of stroke Early Supported Discharge shaped their experience and engagement with the service (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose To explore how stroke survivors’ expectations and understanding of Early Supported Discharge (ESD) helped them make sense of their experiences, and shaped their engagement with the service. Methods Data were collected as part of a study... Read More about A qualitative study exploring how stroke survivors’ expectations and understanding of stroke Early Supported Discharge shaped their experience and engagement with the service.

Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study (2021)
Journal Article

Background In England, the provision of early supported discharge is recommended as part of an evidence-based stroke care pathway. Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of early supported discharge services when implemented at scale in pra... Read More about Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study.

Evaluating stroke early supported discharge using cost-consequence analysis (2021)
Journal Article

Purpose: To evaluate different stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) services in different geographical settings using cost-consequence analysis (CCA), which presents information about costs and outcomes in the form of a balance sheet. ESD is a mult... Read More about Evaluating stroke early supported discharge using cost-consequence analysis.

Effect of stroke early supported discharge on length of hospital stay: analysis from a national stroke registry (2021)
Journal Article

Objective: The first observational study to investigate the impact of early supported discharge (ESD) on length of hospital stay in real-world conditions. Design: Using historical prospective Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) data (... Read More about Effect of stroke early supported discharge on length of hospital stay: analysis from a national stroke registry.

Effectiveness of Stroke Early Supported Discharge: Analysis From a National Stroke Registry (2020)
Journal Article

Background Implementation of stroke early supported discharge (ESD) services has been recommended in many countries’ clinical guidelines, based on clinical trial evidence. This is the first observational study to investigate the effectiveness of ESD... Read More about Effectiveness of Stroke Early Supported Discharge: Analysis From a National Stroke Registry.

How do patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England? The REVIHR study (2019)
Journal Article

Aim: To examine how patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England. Methods: We recruited 144 patients within a month after stroke from four stroke rehabilitation units and observed their activity type, interactions and locati... Read More about How do patients spend their time in stroke rehabilitation units in England? The REVIHR study.

What is the impact of large-scale implementation of stroke Early Supported Discharge?: a mixed methods realist evaluation study protocol (2019)
Journal Article

Background Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) is a service innovation that facilitates discharge from hospital and delivery of specialist rehabilitation in patients’ homes. There is currently widespread implementation of ESD services in many cou... Read More about What is the impact of large-scale implementation of stroke Early Supported Discharge?: a mixed methods realist evaluation study protocol.

Qualitative exploration of the benefits of group-based memory rehabilitation for people with neurological disabilities: implications for rehabilitation delivery and evaluation (2016)
Journal Article

Objective: To identify patient-perceived benefits of memory rehabilitation and draw transferrable lessons for the delivery and evaluation of similar interventions for people with neurological disabilities. Methods: A qualitative study was conducte... Read More about Qualitative exploration of the benefits of group-based memory rehabilitation for people with neurological disabilities: implications for rehabilitation delivery and evaluation.

Implementing evidence-based stroke Early Supported Discharge services: a qualitative study of challenges, facilitators and impact (2013)
Journal Article

Objectives: To explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals and commissioners working with a stroke Early Supported Discharge service in relation to: (1) the factors that facilitate or impede the implementation of the service, and (2) the imp... Read More about Implementing evidence-based stroke Early Supported Discharge services: a qualitative study of challenges, facilitators and impact.