# Research discussions **URL:** https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/c/stroke-research/research-discussions/10.md [Latest](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/tags.md) --- ## [About the Research discussions category](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/about-the-research-discussions-category/21)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Moderator](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Alex_Moderator)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2021 21:34 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/about-the-research-discussions-category/21 "2021-08-16T21:34:47Z")
Use this space to talk about the research discussions you are interested in. --- ## [Having a Stroke . . . put your brain on ice](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/having-a-stroke-put-your-brain-on-ice/38412)
**Author:** [@EmeraldEyes](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/EmeraldEyes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [17 February 2024 17:21 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/having-a-stroke-put-your-brain-on-ice/38412 "2024-02-17T17:21:18Z")
--- ## [What Do You Wish You Knew After Stroke Rehab?](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-after-stroke-rehab/20664)
**Author:** [@anon30803538](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/anon30803538)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [7 January 2022 12:11 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-after-stroke-rehab/20664 "2022-01-07T12:11:02Z")
Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well and taking good care of yourselves! I was referred to this resource from a kind stroke community member from the US. I'm currently a graduate student studying occupational … --- ## [NHS PFO closure report](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/nhs-pfo-closure-report/13813)
**Author:** [@anon61380812](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/anon61380812)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2019 10:27 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/nhs-pfo-closure-report/13813 "2019-03-26T10:27:08Z")
This may have already been highlighted, but for anybody who has been diagnosed with a PFO, there is an interesting article on the NHS proposed way forward at this web address https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultatio… --- ## [Share your experience of the social and emotional impacts of your swallowing difficulty following a stroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/share-your-experience-of-the-social-and-emotional-impacts-of-your-swallowing-difficulty-following-a-stroke/19202)
**Author:** [@anon42079389](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/anon42079389)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2021 19:44 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/share-your-experience-of-the-social-and-emotional-impacts-of-your-swallowing-difficulty-following-a-stroke/19202 "2021-03-09T19:44:18Z")
Hello, My name is Bethan Davies and I am a third year Speech and Language Therapy student at Manchester Metropolitan University. My research project is about discovering the social and emotional impacts that acqu… --- ## [Looking for caregivers to share their experiences using an online survey to create better support strategies](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/looking-for-caregivers-to-share-their-experiences-using-an-online-survey-to-create-better-support-strategies/19317)
**Author:** [@anon98833052](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/anon98833052)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2021 03:55 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/looking-for-caregivers-to-share-their-experiences-using-an-online-survey-to-create-better-support-strategies/19317 "2021-03-20T03:55:52Z")
Dear Caregivers, We are conducting an online anonymous survey to understand your needs and experiences during caregiving as part of my doctoral research project. We hope to use this information to develop support strate… --- ## [Online survey about your experience with a Stroke and/or Brain Injuries](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/online-survey-about-your-experience-with-a-stroke-and-or-brain-injuries/19409)
**Author:** [@anon59971201](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/anon59971201)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 March 2021 18:42 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/online-survey-about-your-experience-with-a-stroke-and-or-brain-injuries/19409 "2021-03-31T18:42:39Z")
We are interested in learning about the experiences of people who have suffered a brain injury. This includes experiences of people of have had a stroke. Due to blood flow being disrupted and brain cells being deprived o… --- ## [Research](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/research/18435)
**Author:** [@jenny-wren](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/jenny-wren)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 09:23 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/research/18435 "2020-11-20T09:23:07Z")
I have just been contacted by involvement in research. It would be a real challenge for me to get involved as I have difficulty concentrating. I don't know if this is a stroke thing or the various other things I have had… --- ## [Covid 19 and blood clots](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/covid-19-and-blood-clots/16767)
**Author:** [@DG1](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/DG1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 May 2020 18:18 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/covid-19-and-blood-clots/16767 "2020-05-01T18:18:38Z")
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8273609/amp/Coronavirus-deadly-blood-clots-Irish-doctors-hundreds-small-blockages-lungs.html I was symptomatic about 5 weeks ago and had stroke last week ??? --- ## [Exploring the patients' experience](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/exploring-the-patients-experience/13178)
**Author:** [@anon21356434](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/anon21356434)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2019 14:13 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/exploring-the-patients-experience/13178 "2019-01-24T14:13:07Z")
Dear all, I am working in an acute stroke unit and I am looking to develop how we obtain and measure the experience of the patients that come through our unit. I feel this is an important area for quality improvement. I…