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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
Chouliara, N., Cameron, T., Byrne, A., & Fisher, R. (2024). 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. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0298140. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298140

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
Cameron, T. M., Koller, K., Byrne, A., Chouliara, N., Robinson, T., Langhorne, P., …Fisher, R. J. (in press). A qualitative study exploring how stroke survivors’ expectations and understanding of stroke Early Supported Discharge shaped their experience and engagement with the service. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(16), 2604-2611. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2102251

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.

A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention (2022)
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Kontou, E., Thomas, S. A., Cobley, C., Fisher, R., Golding-Day, M. R., & Walker, M. F. (2022). A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.2016412

Objective: Family members of stroke survivors are often not supported for their caring role, with many reporting adjustment difficulties. This paper describes the development and content of a group-based intervention for informal carers of stroke sur... Read More about A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention.

Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability (2021)
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Fisher, R. J., Riley-Bennett, F., Russell, L., Lee, C., Sturt, R., Walker, M., & Sackley, C. (2021). Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability. BMJ Open, 11(12), Article e052593. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052593

In the UK, over 20% of patients leaving hospital after a stroke will be severely disabled. Despite this, limited clinical guidance is available to teams tasked with providing support for this complex population at home. Additionally, many areas acros... Read More about Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability.

Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study (2021)
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Fisher, R. J., Chouliara, N., Byrne, A., Cameron, T., Lewis, S., Langhorne, P., …Walker, M. F. (in press). Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(22), 1-150. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr09220

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)
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Byrne, A., Chouliara, N., Cameron, T., Geue, C., Lewis, S., Robinson, T., …Fisher, R. J. (2022). Evaluating stroke early supported discharge using cost-consequence analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(23), 7127-7133. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1983043

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)
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Fisher, R. J., Byrne, A., Chouliara, N., Lewis, S., Paley, L., Hoffman, A., …Walker, M. (2021). Effect of stroke early supported discharge on length of hospital stay: analysis from a national stroke registry. BMJ Open, 11(1), Article e043480. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043480

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)
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Fisher, R. J., Byrne, A., Chouliara, N., Lewis, S., Paley, L., Hoffman, A., …Walker, M. F. (2020). Effectiveness of Stroke Early Supported Discharge: Analysis From a National Stroke Registry. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 13(8), Article e006395. https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006395

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.

Biopsychosocial intervention for stroke carers (BISC): results of a feasibility randomised controlled trial and nested qualitative interview study (2020)
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Walker, M. F., Birchall, S., Cobley, C., Condon, L., Fisher, R., Fletcher-Smith, J., …Whitehead, P. J. (2020). Biopsychosocial intervention for stroke carers (BISC): results of a feasibility randomised controlled trial and nested qualitative interview study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 34(10), 1268-1281. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520937039

Objective: To determine the feasibility of recruiting to and delivering a biopsychosocial intervention for carers of stroke survivors. Design: Feasibility randomised controlled study with nested qualitative interview study. Setting: The interventio... Read More about Biopsychosocial intervention for stroke carers (BISC): results of a feasibility randomised controlled trial and nested qualitative interview study.

The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review (2020)
Journal Article
Azah, N., Aziz, A., Fisher, R. J., Ahmad, K., & Walker, M. F. (2020). The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 29(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104875

Introduction: Facilitating stroke survivors and their caregivers to lead a fulfilling life after stroke requires service providers to think about their different needs. Poor post stroke care may lead to unmet needs in stroke survivors and stroke care... Read More about The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review.