Validity and Reliability of a Self-evaluation Tool for Cognitive Deficits in the Acute Stage After Stroke

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Dysfunction; Stroke, Acute

Treatments: Other: Self evaluation tool

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04624529

S64120

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cognitive disorders are common early after stroke but can be overseen in patients with mild stroke who seem to be functionally recovered but are at risk to experience difficulties in advanced daily activities affecting social, vocational and family responsibilities. Acute stroke units admit a large number of patients and adequate referral to rehabilitation services is essential in terms of quality of care. A self-evaluation tool to evaluate cognitive function was developed by the occupational therapy department.

Patients with mild strokes and pre-stroke independent for instrumental daily activities fill out this self-evaluation tool, which is a paperwork task. Semi-structured interpretation is performed by physician and may result in referral to the occupational therapist for comprehensive evaluation.

In this study the validity and reliability of the self-evaluation tool will be examined.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnose of stroke
• written consent
• age 18 years or older
• less than 1 week after stroke onset

Exclusion criteria

• not able to write/read
• not able to understand Dutch
• unilateral motor deficit in upper limb (NIHSS score for upper limb +2)
• referred to stroke unit with Transcient Ischemic Attack