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Implementation of a stroke self-management program: A randomized controlled pilot study of veterans with stroke.

Transl Behav Med

December 2011

HSRD COE, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., IU Center for Aging Research, VA Stroke QUERI Center and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN USA ; VA Stroke QUERI Center, Roudebush VAMC, 1481 W 10th St, HSRD 11H, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA ; Neurology, VA Stroke QUERI Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN USA.

Secondary stroke prevention is championed as guideline care; yet there are no systematic programs offered. We developed a stroke self-management program to address this gap and pilot test the program. We conducted a randomized controlled trial at two Veterans Administration (VA) hospital sites where we recruited patients with an acute stroke to receive either the stroke program or an attention-control protocol over a 12-week period following hospital discharge.

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