Quality of stroke care at an Irish Regional General Hospital and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit

This audit provides an initial picture of the current adherence of physical therapy assessment and management with the stroke physical therapy guideline at a tertiary rehabilitation hospital in the state of Qatar. An evaluation of the guideline adherence and practice variations helps to fine tune the physical therapy care to a highest possible standard of practice. Implications for Rehabilitation • An evaluation of the guideline adherence and practice variations helps to fine tune the rehabilitation care to the highest possible standard of practice. • Proper assessments of the relationship between the process of rehabilitation care and outcomes with a comprehensive set of process indicators will improve the quality of the care. • An agreement needs to be established between rehabilitation teams engage in interdisciplinary stroke care regarding the shared responsibilities and team functioning. • It is recommendable to develop a specialty based clinical practice guidelines that can be aligned at a higher 'comprehensive rehabilitation level' to provide the best possible and evidence based stroke care.

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Quality of stroke care at an Irish Regional General Hospital and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit

Abstract: The quality of stroke care in our area is deficient. Comprehensive reorganisation of stroke services is imperative.

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Adherence of physical therapy with clinical practice guidelines for the rehabilitation of stroke in an active inpatient setting

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