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| Hild FjaertoftSummaryAffiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Country: Norway Publications
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Stroke unit care combined with early supported discharge: long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trialHild Fjaertoft
Department of Neuroscience and Motion, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Stroke 34:2687-91. 2003..The aim of this trial was to evaluate the long-term effects of an extended stroke unit service (ESUS), characterized by early supported discharge. The short-term effects were published previously...
Acute stroke unit care combined with early supported discharge. Long-term effects on quality of life. A randomized controlled trialHild Fjaertoft
Department of Neuroscience and Motion, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Clin Rehabil 18:580-6. 2004..The aim of the present trial was to compare the effects of an extended stroke unit service (ESUS) with the effects of an ordinary stroke unit service (OSUS) on long-term quality of life (QoL)...
Early supported discharge for stroke patients improves clinical outcome. Does it also reduce use of health services and costs? One-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trialHild Fjaertoft
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Cerebrovasc Dis 19:376-83. 2005..An early supported discharge service (ESD) appears to be a promising alternative to conventional care. The aim of this trial was to compare the use of health services and costs with traditional stroke care during a one-year follow-up...
[Rehabilitation of patients with stroke]Hild Fjaertoft
Seksjon for hjerneslag, Institutt for nevromedisin, St Olavs Hospital, 7006 Trondheim
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 127:442-5. 2007..There is a need for more systematized knowledge, and further research will hopefully define a more specific and optimal strategy for stroke rehabilitation within a few years...
[Cost-estimates for stroke]Hild Fjaertoft
Avdeling for hjerneslag, Medisinsk klinikk, Institutt for nevromedisin, St Olavs Hospital, 7006 Trondheim
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 127:744-7. 2007..The annual incidence of stroke in Norway is 15,000. The disease has tremendous health-related and economic consequences. The aim of this article is to give an overview of the cost implications of stroke...
