Table 1 Intervention summary and mode of delivery

Intervention group

• Baseline interview

• Educational PowerPoint Presentation

• Motivational Video

• Post-stroke contact form

• Delivery of workbook

• Verify follow-up doctor’s visit

• One-month follow-up form

• Reminder about doctor’s visit

• Review patient/physician communication in workbook

• Follow-up call after doctor’s visit

• Three-month follow-up form

• Follow-up other doctor’s visits

• Review main component of workbook

• Discuss other resources

• In-person visit/form

• BP, HbA1c, Anthropometrics

• Re-review workbook

• In-person visit/form

• BP, HbA1c, Anthropometrics

• Re-review workbook

Standard care group

• Baseline interview

• Standard discharge education

• Patient-guided contact

• Patient-guided contact

• Patient-guided contact

• In-person visit/form

• BP, HbA1c, Anthropometrics

• In-person visit/form

• BP, HbA1c, Anthropometrics