Assessing the efficacy of different upper limb hemiparesis interventions on improving health-related quality of life in stroke patients: A systematic review

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-188

  Pulman, Jennifer ^a   Buckley, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intervention; paresis; quality of life; stroke; therapy

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ACUPUNCTURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEMORY; MOOD; MOVEMENT THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ROBOTIC ASSISTED THERAPY; SHOULDER PAIN; SLEEP; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STRENGTH; STROKE PATIENT; SURVIVOR; UPPER LIMB HEMIPARESIS; ARM; FACTUAL DATABASE; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879030759     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr2002-171     Document Type: Review

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