ASSIST 1.0 an Intervention Program Addressing Reablement Services

Measuring the older adults' self-perception of activity performance and satisfaction within the areas of self care, productivity and leisure, measured on a 1-10 scale, where 10 represents most satsified and highest performance ranking.

The Barthel Index (BI) will be administered at inclusion and post baseline will used in the present study to determine stroke severity, where scores of < 15 represented a severe stroke, 15-49 a moderate stroke, and 50-100 a mild stroke.

The FAI consist of 15 items, the score is based on the frequency with which an activity has been performed during the previous 3 or 6 months, and ranges from 0 (inactive) to 45 (very active).

Measure the perceived belief in one's ability in different situations. The GSE scale consists of ten statements such as "I can solve most problems if I invest the necessary effort." Possible responses are scored 1-4, where 1 represents "Not at all true", 2 "Hardly true", 3 "Moderately true" and 4 "Exactly true". This gives a total score ranging from 10-40; higher scores indicate a greater sense of general self-efficacy. The GSE has been translated into Swedish and has been demonstrated to be valid.

EQ5-D comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale.

The HADS is a screening instrument, which comprises Anxiety and Depression subscales, each with seven items and total scores ranging from 0-21. Higher scores indicate lower mood, i.e., more anxiety or depressive symptoms respectively. The recommended cut-offs for both subscales in people with stroke is ≥4

Measure emotional well-being, social well-being and psychological well-being.

The RNLI index is made up of 11 declarative statements (e.g. I move around my living quarters as I feel necessary), including the following domains: indoor, community, and distance mobility; self-care; daily activity (work and school); recreational and social activities;; family role(s); personal relationships; presentation of self to others and general coping skills. The first 8 items represent 'daily functioning' and the remaining 3 items represent 'perception of self'.Each domain is accompanied by a visual analogue scale (VAS) (0 to 10 cm). The VAS is anchored by the statements "does not describe my situation" (1 or minimal integration) and "fully describes my situation" (10 or complete integration). Individual item scores are summed to provide a total score out of 110 points that is proportionally converted to create a score out of 100.

Short form measure on one's sense of health.

The Katz Extended Scale (KE) will be used to assess self-reported need of assistance (yes/no) in six personal ADL (PADL) and four instrumental ADL (IADL) both pre- and post-stroke.

Will measure the home care providers perceptions of organizational climate

Assessment for the home care providers psychological and social factors in the work place

To assess life satisfaction the Life Satisfaction Scale (LiSat-11) (22) will be used. The LiSat-11contains 11 items about overall and domain-specific life satisfaction, self-rated on an ordinal scale ranging from 6 (very satisfactory) to 1 (very dissatisfactory). One global question assessing the participants' overall satisfaction with life.

The Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS) will be used to assess caregiver burden. The CBS consists of 22 items for different types of subjective caregiver burden, covering areas of the caregiver's health, feelings of psychological wellbeing, relations, social network, physical workload, and environmental aspects. The items are scored on a scale from 1 to 4 and the higher the score the greater the burden. The scale has been shown to have good construct validity and test-retest stability.