Study of Nurse-Led Stroke Transitional Care Program Effects on Stroke Survivors and Caregivers in Tanzania

What this Trial Is About

This observational study evaluates the effects of a nurse-led stroke transitional care program on stroke survivors, their caregivers, and healthcare providers. The goal is to see if this program improves discharge preparedness, disease self-management, and quality of life for stroke survivors. Participants are stroke survivors and their caregivers who are already receiving this program as part of their medical care. The research is sponsored by Shandong University and focuses on stroke patients in Tanzania. Participants receive usual care plus the nurse-led stroke transitional care, which includes face-to-face and telephone sessions. During hospitalization, two nurse champions conduct five face-to-face sessions, including individual and group sessions with patients and caregivers. After discharge, two nurse researchers provide seven follow-up phone call sessions over three months. Face-to-face sessions last 40-60 minutes, and phone calls last 20-30 minutes. Stroke survivors and their caregivers are followed for six months to assess the quality of transitional care and various clinical outcomes. Researchers measure self-efficacy, quality of life, discharge preparedness, resilience, depression, anxiety, care satisfaction, mortality, readmission rates, and length of hospital stay. These assessments occur at specific times from admission through six months after discharge to monitor the programs impact and participant well-being.

Evaluating the Effect of Nurse-Led Stroke Transitional Care in Tanzania