【填空题】AV Clip 3: Recovery from stroke [图]AV 3 R...

【填空题】AV Clip 3: Recovery from stroke AV 3 Recovery From Stroke.mp4 Watch the video clip three times and complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the word from the video clip. More than 750,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. The odds of recovery depend on many factors including the person’s age, (1) ________ of the stroke, and how quickly they can get treatment. About half of stroke patients recover (2) _______ well so they can live independently or with only limited assistance. But even those who make a swift recovery can experience a (3) _________ decline in the five years following their stroke, new research finds. Doctors at Columbia University studied 525 patients who had suffered a stroke and rated them (4) ___________ on their ability to do daily tasks such as climbing stairs, getting (5) ____________, and eating meals. Even among those who had recovered they found the odds of living independently decreased by nine percent per year while the rate of (6) __________ increased by eleven percent per year. Patients who had private insurance or Medicare (7) ___________ better than those with no insurance or Medicaid. Researchers say strokes should be treated as chronic conditions. Patients may need ongoing physical (8) _________ and help managing their blood pressure and other risk factors.