Caregiver-mediated intervention can improve physical functional recovery of patients with chronic stroke: A randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-12

  Wang, Tzu Chi ^a,b   Tsai, Alan C ^a,c   Wang, Jiun Yi ^a   Lin, Yu Te ^d   Lin, Ko Long ^d   Chen, Jiun Jiang ^e   Lin, Bei Yi ^f   Lin, Tai Ching ^g  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU HUI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Kaohsiung Municipal Min Sheng Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g Joseph's Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Chronic stroke; Functional recovery; Home based rehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

10 METER WALK TEST; 6 MIINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BRUNNSTROM RECOVERY STAGE; CAREGIVER BURDEN SCALE; CAREGIVER MEDIATED HOME BASED INTERVENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STROKE IMPACT SCALE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING DISTANCE; WALKING SPEED; AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TAIWAN; WALKING;

EID: 84918507865     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968314532030     Document Type: Article

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