Why the study?
What are the trends in the use of shoulder supports for stroke patients by therapists in Canada between 1984 and 1994?
Population
Therapists treating stroke patients in Canada
Comparison
Use of shoulder supports vs Survey results from 1984 vs 1994
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
10 years (1984 to 1994)
Authors
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Limited changes in Canadian post-stroke shoulder support practices over a decade; leaves open the need for prospective trials to guide evidence-based occupational therapy.
What are the trends in the use of shoulder supports for stroke patients by therapists in Canada between 1984 and 1994?
There were limited changes in the management of the shoulder following stroke between 1984 and 1994 in Canada, highlighting a need for more evidence-based occupational therapy practice.
Boyd et al. (1999) studied this question.
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