Dyadic Interventions to Boost Quality of Life Among Stroke Survivors and Care Partners in Pakistan.

This study (RCTs) will be conducted on stroke survivors and their care partners after discharge from the hospital. The study will aim to evaluate the impact of augmented dyadic intervention on the quality of life of stroke survivors and caregiver burden. A randomized control trial with a parallel group design will be used for the study. The design used for the current study will be single-blind, randomized controlled trials with repeated measures. Each group will include 196 subjects (98 stroke survivors and 98 care partners). The total number of individuals will be 392, including 196 stroke survivors and 196 care partners. Stroke survivors will have an age range of 18-75 years and both genders with a confirmed diagnosis of stroke. The goal of this study will be to rehabilitate patients with disability, there is a dire need for dyad interventions to support and train stroke care partners by providing education, counselling, emotional support and access to health services. The hypothesis of this (RCTs )is that there is no relationship between stress and quality of life for improvement in quality of life through dyadic intervention.