Table 1.
Standardized screenings and assessments for patients and caregivers
| Patients | Caregivers |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Difficulties taking medications | Caregiving tasks |
| Number of blood pressure medications | Caregiver burden |
| Habits: self-report exercise, tobacco | Resources needed |
| Stroke knowledge | Self-reported health |
| Swallowing difficulties | |
| Sexual functioning problems | |
| Falls history | |
| Assessments and clinical tests | |
| Functional status (Functional Independence Measure)20,21 | Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2)19 |
| Blood pressure, manual reading (in supine, sitting, and standing) | |
| Ankle brachial index | |
| Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2)19 | |
| Cognition (Montreal Cognitive Assessment)18 | |
| Stroke severity (NIH Stroke Scale)16,17 | |
| Daytime sleepiness (The Epworth Sleepiness Scale)24 | |
| Pain, self-report 0–10 Numeric Rating Scale25 | |
| LDL-cholesterol | |
| Hemoglobin A1c |
Abbreviations: LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NIH, National Institute of Health.