Barriers to Care for Poststroke Visual Deficits in Alberta, Canada

Kiran Pohar Manhas; Karim Damji; Katelyn Brehon; Jennis Jiang; Peter Faris; Fiona Costello

doi:10.1017/cjn.2022.280

Barriers to Care for Poststroke Visual Deficits in Alberta, Canada

Kiran Pohar Manhas, Karim Damji, Katelyn Brehon, Jennis Jiang, Peter Faris, Fiona Costello

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Poststroke visual impairment (VI) negatively affects rehabilitation potential and quality of life for stroke survivors. In this cross-sectional observational study, stroke survivors and providers were surveyed to quantify perspectives regarding care for poststroke VI in Alberta, Canada (n = 46 survivors; n = 87 providers). Few patients (35%) felt prepared to cope with VI at the time of discharge from acute stroke and inpatient rehabilitation settings. Less than 25% of stroke survivors, and <16% of providers, felt referral processes were adequate. 95.2% of providers and 82% of stroke survivors advocated for a provincial clinical pathway to improve care quality for poststroke VI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	773-776
Number of pages	4
Journal	Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Volume	50
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2022.280
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2023

Keywords

Health service delivery
Low vision
Patient perspectives
Stakeholder perspectives
Stroke
Visual deficits
Visual impairment

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