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Epidemiology
Findings from W.E. Haley and co-authors provide new insights into epidemiology
July 14th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Stroke symptoms can be very stressful for family caregivers, but most knowledge about the prevalence and stressfulness of stroke-related patient problems is derived from convenience samples. In addition, little is known about perceived benefits of the stroke caregiving experience." "The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and stressfulness of stroke-related problems, and perceived benefits of caregiving, as reported by an epidemiologically derived sample of caregivers of stroke survivors. Stroke survivors (N=75) from a prospective epidemiological study of stroke, the REasons for Geographic and...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2009-07-14)
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