Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Functional Abilities, Psychological condition, and Disability Level of Patients with Neurological Diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 16, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2016, Page 207-218 PDF (333.68 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156942 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Jehan Y. ElRazkey1; Raid S. Al-Baradie2; Amal A. AlOtaibi2; Jazzi S. AlOtaibi1 | ||||
1Nursing department | ||||
2Medical Laboratory department | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Introduction: Cerebrovascular accident victims suffer from permanent disability and handicaps, motor and sensory losses, loss of functional abilities, inability to carry out ADL, and depression. So, rehabilitation is the corner stone of management of post-cerebrovascular accident patients. Methodology: A randomized controlled trial had been carried out, 40adults' post cerebrovascular accident patients at Out Patient and Rehabilitation unit of King Khaled Hospital, Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had been equally assigned to control group maintained on standard hospital treatment protocol and a study Group received standard hospital treatment protocol in addition to the rehabilitation program. Both groups were monitored using Barthel index, State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and The Berg Balance Scale (BBS).Results: The study group had achieved more significant improvement than the control group, as the mean score of improvement of Barthel Index (BI) in the exercise group was 39.0±13.80, while it was 10.0±8.91 for the control group. On the same hand, there was significant improvement of the mean score of Berg Balance scale in the exercise group 12.03±4.84 than the control group 5.0 ± 3.53. Moreover, significant improvement of the mean State Trait Anxiety inventory (STAI) of the exercise group 21.40± 8.15 if compared to that of the control group 7.47±3.43.Conclusion: Rehabilitation program had significantly improved functional abilities, psychological condition, and disability level of post-cerebrovascular accident patients. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
rehabilitation; functional abilities; psychological condition; disability | ||||
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