2009•Zhongguo kangfu lilun yu shijianRequires access

Effects of Rehabilitation Intervening in Different Stage of Stroke on Activities of Daily Living

Fei Wei-min

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Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation intervening in different stage on activities of daily living of old stroke patients.Methods74 old cases were divided into 3 group according to the time from onset of stroke to rehabilitation intervention:group A(3 months),group B(3~6 months),and group C(6 months).They were treated with routine rehabilitation for 2 months and assessed with Barthel Index before and after rehabilitation.ResultsAll the patients improved their ADL significantly after rehabilitation(P=0.000),and those in group A improved more than in group C(P0.05).There was no significant difference between group A and B,and group B and C(P0.05).ConclusionThe rehabilitation can effectively improve the ADL of old stroke patients.The early the rehabilitation intervenes,the better the ADL is.

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Key concepts: Rehabilitation, Activities of daily living, Stroke (engine), Barthel index, Physical therapy, Medicine, Stage (stratigraphy), Intervention (counseling)