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KMID : 1004620120180030424
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Clinical Nursing Research
2012 Volume.18 No. 3 p.424 ~ p.434
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Effects of a Group Rehabilitation Exercise Program for Stroke Patients on Their Depression and Motivation of Rehabilitation
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Yeo Hyeong-Nam
Kim Yeong-Kyeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a group rehabilitation exercise program for stroke patients on their depression and motivation of rehabilitation.
Methods: The design of this study was the nonequivalent control group non-synchronized quasi-experimental design. Data were collected from June through August in, 2012 in a rehabilitation hospital located in the C city. A total of 63 patients participated in the study [experimental group (n=32) and control group (n=31)]. The data were analyzed using x2-test and t-test.
Results: The depression in the experimental group was lower than the control group (t=2.446, p=.017). The motivation of rehabilitation in the experimental group was higher than the control group (t=-4.90, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results, the group rehabilitation exercise program for stroke patients is useful to decrease their depression and improve their motivation of rehabilitation. The program is considered to be an effective nursing intervention for decreasing the stroke patients’ depression and improving their motivation of rehabilitation.
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KEYWORD
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Stroke, Exercise, Depression, Rehabilitation, Motivation
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