Exercise, Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Functional Independence, Stroke, ROM Exercises, Quality of Life
Brief summary
Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of ROM exercises applied to individuals who had a stroke on functional independence and quality of life. Design: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study Methods: The study was conducted with 80 individuals, 40 of whom were in the intervention group and 40 in the control group, who received inpatient treatment in the neurology service of a regional city hospital, and met the inclusion criteria. Planned ROM exercises were applied to the individuals in the intervention group 3 times a day for 2 weeks, and no application was made to the control group other than routine treatment. Data were collected by the researcher using the Questionnaire Form, Patient Information Form, Functional Independence Scale and Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale.
Interventions
OTHERROM Exercises
The patients were evaluated by the physician, they were put into practice when their condition was stable within the first 72 hours. In addition to their routine treatments, according to the ROM exercise protocol, which was created by taking expert opinions and reviewing the literature ROM exercises were performed by the researcher and health personnel trained by the researcher 3 times a day for 2 weeks, approximately 30 minutes. The movements were started with the upper extremity on the unaffected side and then moved to the affected upper extremity. After the exercise applied to the affected upper extremity was finished, the same exercise was applied to the intact lower extremity and the affected lower extremity. Only the resistance points were mobilized and the exercise applied in each joint was repeated at least three times without applying extra force.
Sponsors
TC Erciyes University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being over 18 years old, * Coming to the hospital within 72 hours of having a stroke, * A definitive diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Diseases according to the diagnostic criteria, * Having a hemiplegic condition, * Having a score of 13 or higher on the Glasgow Coma Scale, * Not to be involved in any special exercise program other than the service routine, * Having approval from the clinician about there is no harm in doing ROM exercises, * Agreeing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* People with quadriplegia/tetraplegia, * Those with psychiatric illnesses, * Those who have any extremity amputated, * Those who have open wounds that prevent exercise and cause bleeding, * Those with fractures in their body and those who had an orthopedic operation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL) | When the first patient was included in the group. | The scale, which has a total of 49 items, consists of questions evaluating mobility, energy, upper extremity functioning, self-care, work/productivity, mood, social roles, family roles, vision, language, thinking, and personality traits. The items on the scale are scored according to a five-point Likert scale: 1. strongly agree, 2. partially agree, 3. undecided, 4. partially disagree, 5. strongly disagree. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Independence Measure (FIM) | When the first patient was included in the group. | The scale consists of 6 functional sections: self-care, sphincter, transfer, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. In FIM, a total of 18 activities are evaluated for functional independence using a 7-point scale for each. Level 1 represents total assistance, and level 7 represents complete independence. The highest score that can be obtained in total is 126, and the lowest score is 18. There is a direct correlation between a high score and functional independence level |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed