Arrival time at a referral hospital and functional disability of people with stroke: a cohort study.

Background: Stroke is a major cause of death and functional disability worldwide. Knowledge of the associated factors is essential for defining education, management, and healthcare strategies.

Objective: To analyze the association between arrival time at a neurology referral hospital (ATRH) and functional disability in patients with ischemic stroke 90 days after the event.

Predictors of functional communication in people with aphasia after stroke.

Background: Aphasia, the most common language disorder secondary to stroke, has been associated with increased mortality, longer hospitalization and rehabilitation times, worse performance in daily activities, increased financial burden, and short- and long-term complications. Aphasia can negatively impact functional communication skills, including social networks, social activities, relationships with other people and social support.

Objective: To evaluate patients with poststroke aphasia in their respective residences to investigate potential predictors of functional communication.

Investigating predictors of community integration in individuals after stroke in a residential setting: A longitutinal study.

Aim: To identify potential predictors of community integration in individuals after stroke using a residential setting-based strategy.

Method: A prospective cohort of post-stroke individuals was recruited from the Stroke Unit of the Roberto Santos General Hospital (UAVC-HGRS). All included individuals were aged over 18 years, received a diagnosis of ischemic stroke confirmed by neuroimaging and resided in the city of Salvador (Bahia, Brazil).