Situations, Problems, and Barriers of Post-Stroke Care in the Transitional Period from Hospital to Home
Keywords:
post-stroke care, situations, problems, barriers, transitional periodAbstract
This article presents analytical writing from literature reviews and experiences in community research to reflect the current situations, problems, and barriers of post-stroke care. The article summarizes the main points of the contents and suggests solutions for post-stroke care. There are still weaknesses in post-stroke care and rehabilitation among family caregivers owing to inadequate knowledge, a lack of caregiver skills, and insufficient social support. In particular, post-stroke patients and their family caregivers need help and supports from the health care team during the transitional period from hospital to home. However, failure to provide support and delays in receiving appropriate support from the health care team have been reported. Therefore, the development of guidelines for post-stroke care is very important to establish clear guidelines and it should be integrated with a multidisciplinary team. The guidelines for post-stroke care should focus on an early recovery, competence building in family caregivers’ roles, and community health volunteers. Finally, stroke patients will receive proper and continuous care as soon as they are being discharged to home.
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