Multidisciplinary Care for Stroke Patients Living in the Community: A Systematic Review
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Fens, M., Vluggen, T., et al. (2013).
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 45(4), 321-330.
This systematic review investigates the effects of multidisciplinary (i.e., two or more different care professionals working together or with the support of a team) care for adults living in the community after stroke.
Foundation Annadal (the Netherlands); Foundation Elisabeth Strouven (the Netherlands); VGZ Healthcare (the Netherlands); CZ Healthcare (the Netherlands); the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
January 1980-July 2012
Randomized controlled trials
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Overall, there was limited evidence for multidisciplinary care for community-dwelling adults after stroke. The majority of studies examined the use of multidisciplinary care with disciplines other than speech-language pathology. No studies investigated social participation outcomes. Further high-quality research on the subject is needed.
