Kandu Health™ serves people returning home from the hospital after a stroke. We offer remote clinical support through our app and team of Kandu Navigators. Our program delivers information, resources, and guidance tailored to each participant. Kandu empowers stroke survivors to take charge of their recovery and help them acclimate to living with stroke.
Stroke Facts
One in five people in the US will have a stroke in their lifetime and it is the leading cause of acquired disability in the US.
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Seshadri S., Beiser A., Kelly-Hayes M., Kase C., Au R., Kannel W., Wolf P. (2006) The Lifetime Risk of Stroke: Estimates From the Framingham Study 5 Jan 2006 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000199613.38911.b2 Stroke 2006;37:345–350
There are 20 million people in the US living with the impacts of stroke, including eight million stroke survivors and 12 million care partners and family members.
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Tsao C., Aday A., Almarzooq Z., Alonso A., Beaton A., Bittencourt M., Boehme A., Buxton A., Carson A., Commodore-Mensah Y., Elkind M., Evenson K., Eze-Nliam C., Ferguson J., Generoso G., Ho J., Kalani R., Khan S., Kissela B., […] Martin S. (2022). Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association 145(8), 22 February 2022; Pages e153-e639 https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001052
Statistics show in the first three months after a stroke, a person needs nearly 50 hours a week of informal care. This burden falls directly on families and care partners of stroke survivors and can be devastating both emotionally and financially.
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Pucciarelli G., Ausili D., Rebora P., Arisido M., Simeone S., Alvaro R., Vellone E. (2019) Formal and informal care after stroke: A longitudinal analysis of survivors’ post rehabilitation hospital discharge. J Adv Nurs. 2019 Nov;75:2495-2505. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13998
