The Effect of Home Visiting Physical Therapy Based on Wellness on ADL, Depressive Disorder, Quality of Life in Chronic Stroke Patients

Abstract Background Residual motor deficits of the upper limb in patients with chronic stroke are common and have a negative impact on autonomy, participation and quality of life. Music-Supported Therapy (MST) is an effective intervention to enhance motor and cognitive function, emotional well-being and quality of life in chronic stroke patients. We have adapted the original MST training protocol to a home-based intervention, which incorporates increased training intensity and variability, group sessions, and optimisation of learning to promote autonomy and motivation. Methods A randomised controlled trial will be conducted to test the effectiveness of this enriched MST (eMST) protocol in improving motor functions, cognition, emotional well-being and quality of life of chronic stroke patients when compared to a program of home-based exercises utilizing the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP). Sixty stroke patients will be recruited and randomly allocated to an eMST group (n = 30) or a control GRASP intervention group (n = 30). Patients will be evaluated before and after a 10-week intervention, as well as at 3-month follow-up. The primary outcome of the study is the functionality of the paretic upper limb measured with the Action Research Arm Test. Secondary outcomes include other motor and cognitive functions, emotional well-being and quality of life measures as well as self-regulation and self-efficacy outcomes. Discussion We hypothesize that patients treated with eMST will show larger improvements in their motor and cognitive functions, emotional well-being and quality of life than patients treated with a home-based GRASP intervention. Trial registration The trial has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov and identified as NCT04507542 on 8 August 2020.

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Visual discrimination training shrinks cortically blind fields and improves quality of life in chronic stroke patients

Journal of Vision ◽

10.1167/16.12.31 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (12) ◽

pp. 31 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matthew Cavanaugh ◽

Selena Lilley ◽

Michael Melnick ◽

Adin Reisner ◽

Krystel Huxlin

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Discrimination Training ◽

Visual Discrimination ◽

Chronic Stroke ◽

Stroke Patients

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Influence of Physical Therapy and Cholinergic Medication on the Life Quality Parameters in Post-Stroke with the arm Motor Dysfunction

Archive of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.21802/acm.2021.1.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Iriah Festus Uwa-Agbonikhena

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Therapy ◽

Functional Independence ◽

Motor Dysfunction ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Post Stroke ◽

Group 3 ◽

Group 2 ◽

Group 1

Motor dysfunction makes the greatest contribution to the patient’s functional independence and has a significant impact on the quality of life (QOL) of post-stroke patients. The objective of the research was to evaluate the impact of different physical therapy approaches and choline alphoscerate on the functional independence and quality of life in patients in 1 year after ischemic stroke. Materials and methods. There were 104 patients examined in 1-year period after first anterior circulation ischemic stroke. Neurological status, functional independence and QOL were assessed according to the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) and Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL). Patients in Group 1 received secondary stroke prevention therapy and performed the exercises complex for general muscle function improvement for 2 months; patients in Group 2 also performed the exercise complex for hand motility improvement for 2 months; patients in Group 3 received choline alphoscerate 400 mg twice a day for 2 months in addition to the abovementioned physical therapy. Results. 2 months of physical therapy in Group 1 resulted in increase of “Transfer” and subtotal motor scores. A significant increase in the “Self-care”, “Transfer” and therefore subtotal motor and total scores was observed in the patients in Group 2 and Group 3; the motor subtotal and total scores in Group 3 were 11.4% and 11.6 % higher than the same indices in Group 1, respectively. The most significant improvement of QOL parameters was observed in patients in Group 3, whose total score increased by 36.8% from the baseline (p<0.05), and exceeded the same index of Group 1 by 17.1% (p<0.05). Conclusions. Adding of hand exercise into the physical therapy complex for post-stroke patients contributes to better upper extremity motor performance and therefore functional independence. Stimulation of cholinergic neurotransmission with the choline alphoscerate may also increase the efficacy of physical therapy and contribute to patients’ general mobility, upper extremity function and QOL.

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