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ASIAN NURSING RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 1-7Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2020.08.007
Keywords
home nursing; lower extremity; muscle spasticity; rehabilitation; stroke
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- Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau [Y20180385]
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The study shows that the advanced practice nurse-guided home-based rehabilitation exercise program (HREPro) is effective for patients with lower limb spasticity post-stroke, improving motor function, walking ability, and activities of daily living.
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of advanced practice nurse-guided home-based rehabilitation exercise program (HREPro) among patients with lower limb spasticity post-stroke. Methods: This randomized controlled study recruited 121 patients with lower limb spasticity post stroke. Intervention (n = 59) and control (n = 62) groups underwent 12-month HREPro and conventional rehabilitation, respectively, after discharge. The Fugl-Meyer assessment of spasticity measurement, modified Ashworth scale of motor function, 10-Meter Walk Test of walking ability, and Barthel index of activities of daily living (ADL) were evaluated at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. Results: Significant differences were found in spasticity degree, motor function, walking ability, and ADL at 6 and 12 months after discharge between the control and intervention groups. Lower limb spasticity and ADL in the intervention group were significantly improved. Conclusion: HREPro is effective for rehabilitation of patients with lower limb spasticity post-stroke and has favorable home application. (C) 2021 Korean Society of Nursing Science. Published by Elsevier BV.
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