A comparison study on nurses' and therapists' perception on the positioning of stroke patients in Singapore General Hospital.

Before developing a study to evaluate the effect of positioning on outcome after stroke, it was important to explore whether there were differences in perception between neurology/neurosurgery nurses, nurses from other wards, occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) over the positioning of stroke patients in Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Questionnaires were sent to 227 nurses, seven PTs and six OTs from six wards where more stroke patients are cared for in SGH. Seventy-two per cent of the respondents identified bed positioning as their positioning strategy.