Activity limitations and factors influencing functional outcome of patients with stroke following rehabilitation at a specialised facility in the Western Cape

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 646-654

  Joseph, Conran ^a   Rhoda, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity limitations; Factors influencing outcome; ICF; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BLADDER TRAINING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLIMBING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GROOMING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS; FACTORS INFLUENCING OUTCOME; ICF; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALIZATION; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883677067     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i3.18     Document Type: Article

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