Collaborative capacity development to complement stroke rehabilitation in Africa
Title:
Collaborative capacity development to complement stroke rehabilitation in Africa
Author:
Louw, Quinette, editor.
ISBN:
9781928523864
9781928523871
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (l, 483 pages)) : illustrations.
Series:
Human functioning, technology and health ; volume 1
Human functioning, technology and health ; v. 1.
Contents:
Stroke rehabilitation services in Africa : challenges and opportunities : a scoping review of the literature -- A review of the communication needs of persons with stroke within the African context for application within the clinical setting -- Nurses' perceptions of barriers to collaborative care of communication difficulties and dysphagia in persons with stroke -- The effect of interventions to support mental health post-stroke in Africa : a systematic review -- The well-being of family members as informal caregivers of persons with stroke in an African context : understanding their lived experience -- Complexities related to the measurement of activity, participation and quality of life amongst people with stroke within the African context : a scoping review -- Measurement of stroke-related balance dysfunction in Africa -- The social determinants of health in rural and urban South Africa : a collective case study of Xhosa women with stroke -- South African stroke rehabilitation pathways and associated rehabilitation costs -- Contextualised evidence-based rehabilitation recommendations to optimise function in African people with stroke.
Abstract:
This book focuses on stroke in Africa. Stroke is a leading cause of disability among adults of all ages, contributing significantly to health care costs related to long term implications, particularly if rehabilitation is sub-optimal. Given the burden of stroke in Africa, there is a need for a book that focuses on functioning African stroke survivors and the implications for rehabilitation within the African context. In addition, there is a need to progress with contextualized, person-centered, evidence-based guidance for the rehabilitation of people with stroke in Africa, thereby enabling them to lead socially and economically meaningful lives. The research incorporated in the book used a range of primary and secondary methodological approaches (scoping reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, descriptive studies, surveys, health economics, and clinical practice guideline methodology) to shed new insights into African-centered issues and strategies to optimize function post-stroke.
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