Moving the healthcare system of the United States towards evidence based care is an important part of healthcare reform. One of the way evidence based medicine can be implemented through the use of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG). Clinical practice guidelines are "systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances" (Rososff, 2012, p.32). Clinical practice guidelines are statements that include statements to improve patient care. They are the evidence of systematic review and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options. Through CPGs research outcomes can be implemented into practice to attain the goal of advancing evidence …show more content…
CPGs assist the clinicians and patients to determine the best treatment option for a particular disease or condition. There are always uncertainty in clinical practice, ensuring trustworthy guidelines will bring more evidence to bear on clinician and patient decision making. Trustworthy guidelines hold the promise of improving health care quality and outcomes (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2011). Life after a stroke can be challenging. Stroke rehabilitation program can help the patients to regain independence and improve the quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and apply the clinical practice guideline on the long‐term rehabilitation to support stroke patients. This paper also provide a detailed description of the scope and purpose of the clinical practice guideline, stakeholder involvement, rigor development, recommendations, applications, editorial independence and summary of the clinical practice …show more content…
The stakeholder involved with this guideline includes, health care providers, hospitals, advanced practice nurses, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, patients, allied health personnel, dietitians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, podiatrists, psychologists/non-physician behavioral health clinicians, public health departments, social workers, speech-language pathologists. This guideline was targeted for patients 16y years and older who had a stroke with ongoing impairment, limited activity or participation