Developing a patient-centred outcome measure to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation after stroke
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The aim of this research is to develop and test a simple yet widely-applicable outcome measure for evaluating cognitive rehabilitation after stroke. Consultation with patients and carers will shape the design and content of the measure.
Developing a self-management intervention after stroke with physiotherapists, stroke survivors and carers
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This research aims to develop a new method of teaching self-management skills after stroke by investigating how physiotherapists work with stroke survivors and carers.
Developing new blood tests to understand more about children with sickle cell anaemia and silent strokes
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Developing new blood tests to understand more about children with sickle cell anaemia and silent strokes.
Developing new models to better understand and allow testing of new therapies for small vessel disease and vascular dementia
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Small Vessel Disease (SVD) is a condition that affects the small blood vessels in the brain, and it can lead to stroke and dementia. This research programme hopes to increase our understanding of how SVD develops, leading to new ways to investigate SVD and test drugs which may help treat it.
Developing new technologies for stroke treatment
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Our charity collaborated with SBRI Healthcare and the AHSN Network to fund innovations in technologies to improve diagnosis and rehabilitation of stroke.
Developing research skills before beginning a PhD
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Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowships are for healthcare professionals in England to develop an application for a doctoral level (e.g. PhD) training Fellowship, and to develop the skills they need to be a competitive applicant for this type of funding. This award has been made to Jennifer Crow.
Development and early testing of group-based psychological support for life after stroke
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The purpose of this research is to adapt an existing group psychological support course to make it suitable for stroke.
Development of techniques to assess how well blood vessels in the brain are working to improve stroke prevention
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This project can help to improve research and care in stroke prevention so that healthcare professionals and health services can better treat and support people to prevent them from having a stroke.
Devon - Stroke Recovery Service
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Diabetes
Type: Stroke information
Diabetes is a condition caused by too much sugar in your blood. Having diabetes almost doubles your risk of stroke.