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Early specialist orthotic interventions for the lower limb in adult stroke patients: a systematic literature review (2022)
Journal Article
Golding-Day, M., Prince, N., Thomas, S., Horne, J., Thomas, L., & Walker, M. (2022). Early specialist orthotic interventions for the lower limb in adult stroke patients: a systematic literature review. Journal of the International Foot & Ankle Foundation, 1(9), https://doi.org/10.55067/jifaf.v1i9.27

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability worldwide, estimated to affect up to 50% of stroke survivors. Many stroke survivors use orthotic splints and braces to help address difficulties with mobility and gait dysfunction both ear... Read More about Early specialist orthotic interventions for the lower limb in adult stroke patients: a systematic literature review.

UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study (2022)
Journal Article
Ablewhite, J., Condon, L., das Nair, R., Jones, A., Jones, F., Nouri, F., …Drummond, A. (2022). UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 29(5), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2021.0163

Background/aims Although post-stroke is common and debilitating, there is little published research on how it is managed by clinicians. The aim of this study was to document UK management of post-stroke fatigue and ascertain whether there are any dif... Read More about UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study.

A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention (2022)
Journal Article
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.