Evaluation of Stroke Patients' and their Care givers' Satisfaction by the Hospital Care, Information and Training provided during their Hospitalization

Gap in stroke patients’ and carers’ education

“…Additionally, half of their carers were satisfied by the information and the training they received at the hospital. The carers were satisfied by the communication with the rehabilitation centre after the hospitalization but also believed that the patients did not receive adequate information or training about their condition 4 . Haralambous et al 10 described the impressions by the information provided by the health professionals to the patients and their carers, and determined the level of their satisfaction by information given.…”

“…Patient' and Carer's Education of the carers stated that the patient did not receive all the information needed for their, after discharge, life, while most of them (91.4%) were satisfied with patent's communication with the rehabilitation centre after the hospitalization 4 .…”

“…Concerning caregivers' satisfaction in the period of hospitalization and after discharge, most of the caregivers were satisfied by the care provided during hospitalization and by their private conversations with the physician (82.8%) 4 .…”

“…Almost half of the caregivers were satisfied by the information or descriptions provided about the stroke (54.3%), the rehabilitation at the hospital (54.3%) and the training at the hospital (51.5%) 4 . Additionally, 74.1% of carers were satisfied by the information provided.…”

“…According to carers, stroke educational programs and information provided after discharge are considered as measures of support 3 . Additionally, the findings of the research demonstrate that stroke patients and their carers have numerous and diverse educational needs, many of which are unmet 4 . The current article provides an overview of based on experts studies as far as to patients' and carers' satisfaction as well as the educational needs after a stroke.…”