Influencial Factors of Activities of Daily Living for Stroke Patients in Community-based Rehabilitation

ObjectiveTo explore the related factors influencing effect of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) on activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients in.Methods202 stroke patients were randomly divided into the CBR group (n=103) and control group (n=99). The patients of the CBR group treated with rehabilitation and following-up including risk factors controlled with drug, rehabilitation, health education and mental treatment, those of the control group only treated by following-up. Before and five months after treatment, patients of two groups were assessed with Barthel Index (BI), clinical never function limitation score, cognitive item of Functional Comprehensive Assessment (FCA). Multielement regression analysis was applied, the ADL score of last assessment was taken as dependent variable, group information, location, smoking, sex, age, course of diseases, education, drinking, sleeping, the first scores of FCA and BI were taken as independent variable.ResultsThe improvement of ADL of stroke patients was related with group information, drinking, course of diseases, the first scores of FCA, BI, and etc.ConclusionEarly CBR can significantly improve the ADL of the stroke patients. Cognitive deficit also has influence on ADL.