Why the study?
Despite extensive literature on stroke rehabilitation, few studies comprehensively examine non-ambulatory stroke patients.
Does conventional rehabilitation improve physical activity, psychological, and functional outcomes in non-ambulatory stroke patients?
Population
21 non-ambulatory patients during early in-patient post-stroke rehabilitation
Comparison
Conventional rehabilitation with assessments over time
Design
Pilot study
Follow-up
6 weeks
Key result
Early in-patient post-stroke rehabilitation was associated with a significant increase in daily physical activity energy expenditure over 6 weeks (effect size 0.494, p<0.001).
Authors
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May support early rehab benefits in non-ambulatory stroke; leaves open causality and need for RCTs.
Observational (n=21)
Does conventional rehabilitation improve physical activity, psychological, and functional outcomes in non-ambulatory stroke patients?
Effect estimate: effect size 0.494
p-value: p=< 0.001
In non-ambulatory stroke patients, early in-patient rehabilitation significantly improves functional outcomes and physical activity, with self-efficacy playing a key mediating role.
Błaszcz et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Non-ambulatory stroke (n=21). Early in-patient post-stroke rehabilitation was evaluated on Physical activity energy expenditure per day (effect size 0.494, p=< 0.001). Early in-patient post-stroke rehabilitation was associated with a significant increase in daily physical activity energy expenditure over 6 weeks (effect size 0.494, p<0.001).
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