Evaluation of an Individualised Written Education Package for Stroke Patients

Medical Benefits Fund of Australia

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 2

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Device: 'What you need to know about stroke' education package

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00126295

2002000023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of the randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored written education package ("What you need to know about stroke") on the outcomes of:

Knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, perceived health status, satisfaction with the content and presentation of the information received, and desire for additional information for patients following stroke and
Knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with the content and presentation of the information received, and desire for additional information for their carers.

A secondary aim was to evaluate the effect of written information on the outcomes of knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, and perceived health status of patients following stroke and on knowledge about stroke, self-efficacy, anxiety, and depression of their carers.

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) or was the informal carer of a person who had a stroke or TIA;
Had a reported English-proficiency level, corrected hearing and vision, and communication status adequate to participate in an interview and complete assessment tasks;
Did not have reported or observable dementia;
Lived within 50km of the hospital, for ease of follow-up; and
Was medically stable.