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Table 1 Nominated areas for practice improvement based on national stroke guideline recommendations

From: Barriers and enablers to implementing multiple stroke guideline recommendations: a qualitative study

Discipline

Nominated area

Physiotherapy

Improve the routine delivery and documentation of:

 

  • Sitting balance training to eligible patients

 

  • Treadmill training with harness support to eligible patients

Occupational therapy

Improve screening, assessment and intervention of/for:

 

  • Upper limb sensory deficits to eligible patients

  • Neglect to eligible patients

Speech pathology

Improve documentation of assessment, and intervention provided to eligible patients with:

 

  • Communication disorders including aphasia

  • Swallowing impairments

Improve delivery and documentation of education provided to eligible patients and carers about:

  • Aphasia

  • Alternate methods of communication

Periodic review of the severity of communication impairment.

Nursing

Improve delivery of education to eligible patients and family/carers

Orthoptics

Improve documentation and assessment of vision

Medicine

Improve documentation and management of:

 

  • Anxiety and depression for eligible patients

 

  • Return to work advice for eligible patients

 

  • Return to driving advice for eligible patients