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KMID : 0357220000120030445
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Journal of Korean Society Physical Therapy
2000 Volume.12 No. 3 p.445 ~ p.454
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The Effect of Physical Therapy and Related factors on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients
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이승주/Yi, Seung-Ju
강점덕/이태식/이동형/이승동/정성영/Kang, Jeom-Deok/Lee, Tae-Sig/Lee, Dong-Hyung/Lee, Soung-Dong/Jeong, Seong-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of physical therapy and related factors on Cognitive function in stroke patients. Methods : Questionnaires were completed by 36 stroke patients at physical therapy room in Dongeui Medical Center from September 1999 to September 2000. The Mini-Mental State Examination-Korea(MMSE-K) was used to assess the differences for cognitive function in patients who had suffered a stroke. Results : There were severe 16.7%0, mild 16.6%, and normal 66.7% in distributions for cognitive function, respectively. In the difference of cognitive function score for at initial, 25.64 for smokers bad significantly higher than 20.36 for nonsmokers(p<0.05). Also, 26.21 for smokers had higher than 21.27 for nonsmokers after a month (p<0.05). However, no significant difference existed in comparison at initial with after a month. 25.0 for patients without coma was higher than 9.50 for with (p<0.05), 25.80 for patients without was also higher than 10.16 for with in after a month. There were no statistically significant variables related to difference for cognitive performance in multiple regression analysis. Conclusions: Results indicated that Smoker and patients without coma at onset had high cognitive functions.
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