Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research 6(2): 125-130, doi: 10.1515/jbcr-2015-0113
Evaluation of Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Sequelae from Cerebral Vascular Disease
Danelina E. Vacheva, Verjinia K. Simeonova, Boyko St. Stamenov© Danelina Vacheva, Verjinia Simeonova, Boyko Stamenov. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits to copy and distribute the article for non-commercial purposes, provided that the article is not altered or modified and the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Vacheva DE, Simeonova VK, Stamenov BSt (2013) Evaluation of Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Sequelae from Cerebral Vascular Disease. Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research 6(2): 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2015-0113 |  |
Abstract
Bulgaria ranks first in the world in incidence, morbidity and death associated with cerebrovascular disease. The aim of the study was to investigate, follow-up and register recovery of activities of daily living (using the toilet and maintaining personal hygiene) in patients with sequelae from cerebrovascular disease in a subacute stage, who underwent physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Sixty-one patients were included and followed up. They were given tailored physiotherapy and rehabilitation. This included kinesitherapy, occupational therapy and electrotherapy. All the patients filled in self-assessment questionnaires before and after the rehabilitation course. Major parameters were assessed, irrespective of the limb affected -dominant or non-dominant. Results were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank test. At the end of the rehabilitation course, the Wilcoxon curves were driven to the right, confirming improvement concerning independence, irrespective of involvement of dominant or non-dominant limb.
Keywords
rehabilitation, occupational therapy, cerebrovascular disease