Prevention and other special management issues in the postacute care of the geriatric stroke patient.

Overview

Rehabilitation of older stroke patients does not take place isolated from social and medical problems. Nurses and internists are crucial members of the interdisciplinary team, maintaining health and preventing long- and short-term complications in the stroke survivor. This review describes our research interests and clinical approaches to some of the special medical and nursing needs of the population, using prevention as a model for caring for these chronically ill patients and their families.