International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, USA
Research Article
Association Between Upper Limb Impairment and Function Within One Month Post Stroke and Self-care at Six Months
Author(s): Jigna Patel*, Qinyin Qiu, Gerard G Fluet, Holly Gorin, Jennifer Gutterman, Kiran Karunakaran, Karen J Nolan, Emma Kaplan, Alma S Merians and Sergei V Adamovich
Introduction: Stroke leaves many people with upper limb impairments which significantly affect function and Quality Of Life (QOL). Most studies report outcomes at the impairment and activity level. Less attention has been paid to real life use of the affected upper limb in daily activities. Self-reported measures of performance of activity in daily life using the affected upper limb is important to obtain as people may have minimal deficits on impairment and activity level outcomes yet still have significant difficulties performing self-care and other Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). These difficulties have an important impact on QOL. Discovering easy clinical measures that are associated with the ability to perform ADLs in the long-term is vital as this can lead to more effective care planning by providers, more realistic expectations for survivors, and more effici.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-9096.25.13.762