Stroke

Feasibility Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Digital Rehabilitation Delivered by Community Health Workers for Mild Stroke in Indonesia

This study in Indonesia explored whether Community Health Workers (CHWs) could help people with mild stroke access rehabilitation through a digital programme at home. The programme provided exercises for movement, daily activities, and speech, and most participants followed the exercises regularly. About three-quarters reported meaningful improvements in their daily … [Read more...] about Feasibility Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Digital Rehabilitation Delivered by Community Health Workers for Mild Stroke in Indonesia

This study tested whether home visits by community health workers could improve people’s understanding of stroke and heart attack in rural Tanzania. Over one year, people who received regular home education learned more about risk factors and warning signs than those who received usual care. The results show that community health workers can effectively improve knowledge that … [Read more...] about Enhancing Public Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Stroke and Heart Attack Through Home-Based Community Health Worker Interventions: A Cluster Randomized Trial

A community health worker (CHW) intervention model was developed and tested to enhance medication adherence and risk factor monitoring for stroke survivors in community settings. The model included CHW home visits, telephone calls, and health education over 6 months, with some groups receiving additional SMS alerts. The results showed improvement in medication adherence and … [Read more...] about Development and effect of a coordinated Community Health Worker (CHW) Intervention (C-CHW-I) model for the stroke survivors in Kerala, South India