Behavioural mapping of patients on a stroke unit
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Disability Studies
- Vol. 11 (4) , 149-154
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03790798909166666
Abstract
Stroke patients were observed in hospital over 3 days and their behaviour recorded. Patients were observed to spend a high proportion of their time inactive and solitary. This occurred most frequently in the ward day-room and reception area. There was little variation throughout the day in the distribution of different behaviours. The results indicate that on a stroke unit, designed to provide intensive rehabilitation, patients spend much of their time in non-therapeutic activities.Keywords
This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
- Ecological evaluation of a Rehabilitative Environment for spinal cord injured people: Behavioural mapping and feedbackBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1988
- A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A STROKE REHABILITATION WARDAge and Ageing, 1984
- On the Social Ecology of Dependence and Independence in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: A Replication and ExtensionJournal of Gerontology, 1983
- Evaluation and Change in a Psychogeriatric Ward Through Direct Observation and FeedbackThe British Journal of Psychiatry, 1980
- Management of acute stroke in the elderly: follow-up of a controlled trial.BMJ, 1980
- Management of acute stroke in the elderly: preliminary results of a controlled trial.BMJ, 1980
- Behaviour patterns within a general hospital psychiatric unit: An observational studyBehaviour Research and Therapy, 1979
- The ethological study of four psychiatric wards: Patient, staff and system behaviorsJournal of Psychiatric Research, 1977
- Behavioral mapping in a rehabilitation hospital.Rehabilitation Psychology, 1973