Family-Clinician Collaboration to Improve Neglect and Rehabilitation Outcome After Stroke
Spatial neglect may occur in patients who have had a stroke. People with spatial neglect often pay much more attention to one side of the body while ignoring the other side, even though they have no difficulty seeing. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact on stroke recovery, including spatial neglect, of the Family-Clinician Collaboration program, where a family member of a stroke survivor actively interacts with clinical staff members providing inpatient rehabilitation services to the stroke survivor.
• Unilateral right brain stroke
• Functionally independent before stroke
• Presence of spatial neglect (moderate to severe, will be confirmed during the screening session)
• Ability to follow instructions and understand verbal or written English
• Currently living with a family member who will be enrolled into the study as well