Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations
Michelle Nelson, Jing Shi, M. Patrice Lindsay, Nancy M. Salbach, Jennifer Yao, Debbie Timpson, Benjamin Ritsma, Louis-Pierre Auger, Jenna Beaumont, Rebecca Bowes, Imane Samah Chibane, Sally Courtice, Rhina Delgado, Melanie Dunlop, Norine Foley, Kimia Ghavami, Teresa Guolla, Deborah Kean, Sandra MacFayden, Jasmine Masse, Phyllis G. Paterson, Elyse Shumway, Ada Tang, Alda Tee, Clinton Y.H. Tsang, Stacey Turnbull, Dylan Blacquière, Katie White, Chelsy Martin, Rebecca Lund, Elizabeth L. Inness, Brodie M. Sakakibara, Gustavo Saposnik, Ruth Barclay, Diana Bastasi, Mark I. Boulos, Joy Boyce, Geneviève Claveau, Heather L. Flowers, Urvashy Gopaul, Esther S. Kim, Alto Lo, Alison McDonald, Amanda McIntyre, Colleen O’Connor, Kara K. Patterson, Tricia Shoniker, Theodore Wein, Janice Wright, Brenda Yeates, Jeanne Yiu, Colleen O’Connell, Sarvenaz Mehrabi, Anita Mountain
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations 7 th edition update of the Rehabilitation, Recovery and Community Participation module is presented in three parts. This publication, Part One of the series, reflects the growing and changing body of research evidence available to guide planning, ongoing screening and assessment, management, education, and support of individuals with stroke, their families, and caregivers. This module provides guidance for the planning and delivery of coordinated and seamless systems of care from acute stroke onset to return to community settings by an interdisciplinary team of healthcare providers with expertise in stroke. These recommendations were developed with active involvement of people with lived experience of stroke at all phases. These recommendations are intended to support the progress achieved during the initial recovery stages and enable individuals with stroke to resume life roles and leisure activities as best as possible, to achieve optimal recovery goals. Evidence for effective rehabilitation therapies and support for individuals with stroke and their families continues to emerge and gaps in knowledge should drive future research.