Effect of “Hospital-Community-Family” continuous care on stroke patients with limb dysfunction

Objective:To investigate the effects of the “Hospital-Community-Family” continuous care on the motor function and activities of daily living in stroke patients with limb dysfunction.Methods:One hundred and eight stroke patients were randomly divided into the observation group and control group(54 cases each group).The control group were treated with the routine guidance,and the observation group were treated with “Hospital-Community-Family” continuous care intervention.The treatment effects in two groups were evaluated at discharge from hospital and after 2,6 and 12 months of discharge from hospital.Results:After 12 months continuous nursing intervention,the motor function Brandt (Brunnstrom) score and Barthel index in observation group were significantly better than those in control group at 6 and 12 months of treatment(P<0.01).Conclusions:The "Hospital-Community-Family" continuous care intervention program combined with "Hospital-Community-Home" is helpful for the improvement of motor function recovery and daily living activity in stroke patients,and the "Hospital-Community-Family" is conducive to improve the work capacity of community nurses.