Telerehabilitation to improve outcomes for people with stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Telerehabilitation to improve outcomes for people with stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Abstract Background In New Zealand, around 45,000 people live with stroke and many studies have reported that benefits gained during initial rehabilitation are not sustained. Evidence indicates that participation in physical interventions can prevent the functional decline that frequently occurs after discharge from acute care facilities. However, on-going stroke services provision following discharge from acute care is often related to non-medical factors such as availability of resources an...

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2012-12-01

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Saywell Nicola / Vandal Alain C / Brown Paul / Hanger H / Hale Leigh / Mudge Suzie / Milosavljevic Stephan / Feigin Valery / Taylor Denise

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Trials

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http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/13/1/233

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Stroke / Telerehabilitation / Transition / Resources / Cost-effective / Exercise / Physiotherapy / Medicine (General)

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