ArticlePloS one2016
Comparison of Two Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Programs: A Follow-Up Study among Primary versus Specialized Health Care.
Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Effect of home-based reablement program on improving activities of daily living for patients with stroke: A pilot study.Medicine · 2020Trial
- Home-Based Gait Interventions for Adults with Stroke: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- Management of ischaemic stroke survivors in primary care setting: the road to holistic care.Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Rehabilitation models that support transitions from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injury (ABI): a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Ludic Table: a comparative study between playful rehabilitation and kinesiotherapy in restricting upper limb movements in individuals with stroke.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2022Article
- Predictors of Neurological and Functional Recovery in Patients with Moderate to Severe Ischemic Stroke: The EPICA Study.Stroke research and treatment · 2020Article
- Implementation of home-based health promotion program to improve flow-mediated dilation among patients with subacute stroke.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Nursing/Physiotherapy Program in Chronic Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Observational
- Neurological Health: Not Merely the Absence of Disease: Current Wellbeing Instruments Across the Spectrum of Neurology.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare home-based rehabilitation (RITH) and standard outpatient rehabilitation in a hospital setting, in terms of improving the functional recovery and quality of life of stroke patients. STUDY DESIGN AND
settingThis was a prospective cohort study in Andalusia (Spain).
participantsOne hundred and forty-five patients completed the outcome data. MEASURES: Daily activities were measured by the Barthel index, Canadian Neurological Scale (to assess mental state), Tinetti scale (balance and gait), and Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36 to compare the quality of life).
resultsNo statistically significant differences were found between the two groups regarding the clinical characteristics of patients in the initial measurement, except for age and mental state (younger and with greater neurological impairment in the hospital group). After physical therapy, both groups showed statistically significant improvements from baseline in each of the measures. These improvements were better in RITH patients than in the hospital patients on all functionality scales with a smaller number of sessions.
conclusionsHome rehabilitation is at least as effective as the outpatient rehabilitation programs in a hospital setting, in terms of recovery of functionality in post-stroke patients. Overall quality of life is severely impaired in both groups, as stroke is a very disabling disease that radically affects patients' lives.
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