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Trial reportThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

Improving Quality of Life and Depression After Stroke Through Telerehabilitation.

Susan M Linder, Anson B Rosenfeldt, R Curtis Bay, Komal Sahu, Steven L Wolf, Jay L Alberts

Open access · bronzeAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
18.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 201 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  6. Telerehabilitation services for stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  11. Tele-Rehabilitation after Stroke: An Updated Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2018
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  12. Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Susan M LinderSusan M. Linder, PT, DPT, NCS, is Physical Therapist and Research Scientist, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Anson B RosenfeldtAnson B. Rosenfeldt, PT, DPT, MBA, is Physical Therapist, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
R Curtis BayR. Curtis Bay, PhD, is Biostatistician, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A. T. Still University, Mesa, AZ.
Komal SahuKomal Sahu, MPH, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Steven L WolfSteven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FAHA, is Physical Therapist and Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA.
Jay L AlbertsJay L. Alberts, PhD, is Vice Chair, Health Enablement Technology, Neurological Institute, and Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; albertj@ccf.org.
Cleveland Clinic · USAtlanta VA Health Care System · USA.T. Still University · USEmory University · USThe Neurological Institute · US

Funding

An Innovative Home Stroke Rehabilitation and Monitoring SystemRC3NS070646 · NINDS · KINETIC MUSCLES, INC. · PI ALBERTS, JAY L., KOENEMAN, JAMES B · 2010 to 2010
$2.7M
NINDS NIH HHS RC3 NS070646NINDS NIH HHS RC3NS070646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the effects of home-based robot-assisted rehabilitation coupled with a home exercise program compared with a home exercise program alone on depression and quality of life in people after stroke.

methodA multisite randomized controlled clinical trial was completed with 99 people<6 mo after stroke who had limited access to formal therapy. Participants were randomized into one of two groups, (1) a home exercise program or (2) a robot-assisted therapy+home exercise program, and participated in an 8-wk home intervention.

resultsWe observed statistically significant changes in all but one domain on the Stroke Impact Scale and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for both groups.

conclusionA robot-assisted intervention coupled with a home exercise program and a home exercise program alone administered using a telerehabilitation model may be valuable approaches to improving quality of life and depression in people after stroke.

Indexed as

Home Care ServicesRoboticsStroke RehabilitationAdultAgedDepressionExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSingle-Blind MethodStrokeTelephoneTelerehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID26122686
PMCPMC4480056
OpenAlexW2016466572

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