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- The rise in stroke cases has led to the creation of secondary stroke prevention clinics, which have effectively shortened the wait times for patients with transient ischemic attacks or minor strokes.
- These clinics also aim to enhance access to necessary consultations, diagnoses, and treatments, while emphasizing the need for behavioral risk-reduction programs specifically designed for older adults to improve their treatment adherence.
- The text suggests using two social-psychological theories—self-efficacy and selection, optimization, and compensation—as a framework to develop evidence-based programs that help high-risk older adults reduce their chances of experiencing a stroke.
Article Abstract
The increasing incidence of stroke has resulted in the establishment of secondary stroke prevention clinics. Such clinics have successfully reduced wait-to-treatment times for individuals diagnosed with transient ischemic attack or minor stroke. In addition to improving access to consultation, diagnosis, and treatment, healthcare clinics need to implement behavioral risk-reduction programs tailored to older adults to help them better adhere to treatment regimens. The integration of two social-psychological theories--(a) self-efficacy and (b) selection, optimization, and compensation-provide the foundation for an approach that could lead to the development of evidence-based behavioral risk-reduction programs for older adults at high risk of stroke.
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