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## Background: Although stroke is recognised as a major factor in admission to nursing home care, data is lacking on the extent and nature of the disabilities and dependency in nursing homes arising from stroke. a national study conducted in nursing homes can quantify the number of residents with stroke in nursing homes, their disability and levels of dependency. ## Methods: A cross-sectional survey research design was used. a total of 572 public and private nursing homes were identified nationally and a stratified random selection of 60 nursing homes with 3,239 residents was made. in half of the nursing homes (n = 30) efforts were made to interview all residents with stroke survey instruments were used to collect data from residents with stroke and nursing home managers on demography, patient disability, and treatment. ## Results: Across all nursing homes (n = 60), 18% (n = 570) of the residents had previously had a stroke. in homes (n = 30), where interviews with residents with stroke (n = 257), only 7% (n = 18) residents were capable of answering for themselves and were interviewed. data on the remaining 93% (n = 239) residents were provided by the nursing home manager. nurse ma

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Author

Seamus Cowman; Maeve Royston; Anne Hickey; Frances Horgan; Hannah McGee; Desmond O'Neill

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2318)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)