Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study

Purpose: The study was conducted to investigate the change of care dependency in stroke patients from inpatient wards and outpatient units in Indonesia. Methods: This study is longitudinal and multicentered. One hundred and nine patients were included from four hospitals on the island of Java. Care...

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Main Authors: Nursiswati Nursiswati, MN, Ruud J.G. Halfens, PhD, Christa Lohrmann, PhD, MA, RN
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131716302717
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author Nursiswati Nursiswati, MN
Ruud J.G. Halfens, PhD
Christa Lohrmann, PhD, MA, RN
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Ruud J.G. Halfens, PhD
Christa Lohrmann, PhD, MA, RN
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description Purpose: The study was conducted to investigate the change of care dependency in stroke patients from inpatient wards and outpatient units in Indonesia. Methods: This study is longitudinal and multicentered. One hundred and nine patients were included from four hospitals on the island of Java. Care dependency was assessed using the Indonesian version of the 15-item Care Dependency Scale (CDS) at five points in time: at inpatient wards for admission and discharge and at outpatient units after discharge in the 1st week, the 5th week, and the 13th week. Results: Most of the patients were male (65.1%), and diagnosed with ischemic stroke (71.5%). The results showed that care dependency in stroke patients decreased significantly from admission to discharge, as well as from the 5th to the 13th week as measured by the CDS. At admission, 23.0% of the patients were completely dependent on care, and at the 13th week about 1.0% were. Patients' care dependency decreased significantly in all care dependency items of the CDS in the inpatient ward, but five care dependency items of the CDS did not significantly decrease in the outpatient unit. Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, we recommend that hospital-based and community-based services should include continual care dependence monitoring using this comprehensive instrument. Care dependency is subject to change over time, therefore nurses have to plan and tailor adequate nursing care measures to patient needs in the different stages, especially with respect to the aspect of mobility.
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spelling doaj.art-09227d43bc444ea4a5e163f74dd783d42022-12-22T03:32:30ZengElsevierAsian Nursing Research1976-13172017-06-0111211311810.1016/j.anr.2017.05.005Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter StudyNursiswati Nursiswati, MN0Ruud J.G. Halfens, PhD1Christa Lohrmann, PhD, MA, RN2Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDepartment of Health Services Research, Caphri, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsInstitute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaPurpose: The study was conducted to investigate the change of care dependency in stroke patients from inpatient wards and outpatient units in Indonesia. Methods: This study is longitudinal and multicentered. One hundred and nine patients were included from four hospitals on the island of Java. Care dependency was assessed using the Indonesian version of the 15-item Care Dependency Scale (CDS) at five points in time: at inpatient wards for admission and discharge and at outpatient units after discharge in the 1st week, the 5th week, and the 13th week. Results: Most of the patients were male (65.1%), and diagnosed with ischemic stroke (71.5%). The results showed that care dependency in stroke patients decreased significantly from admission to discharge, as well as from the 5th to the 13th week as measured by the CDS. At admission, 23.0% of the patients were completely dependent on care, and at the 13th week about 1.0% were. Patients' care dependency decreased significantly in all care dependency items of the CDS in the inpatient ward, but five care dependency items of the CDS did not significantly decrease in the outpatient unit. Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, we recommend that hospital-based and community-based services should include continual care dependence monitoring using this comprehensive instrument. Care dependency is subject to change over time, therefore nurses have to plan and tailor adequate nursing care measures to patient needs in the different stages, especially with respect to the aspect of mobility.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131716302717dependencyinpatientnursing assessmentoutpatientstroke
spellingShingle Nursiswati Nursiswati, MN
Ruud J.G. Halfens, PhD
Christa Lohrmann, PhD, MA, RN
Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study
Asian Nursing Research
dependency
inpatient
nursing assessment
outpatient
stroke
title Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study
title_full Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study
title_fullStr Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study
title_full_unstemmed Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study
title_short Change in Care Dependency of Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study
title_sort change in care dependency of stroke patients a longitudinal and multicenter study
topic dependency
inpatient
nursing assessment
outpatient
stroke
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131716302717
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