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KMID : 0939320070100010012
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
2007 Volume.10 No. 1 p.12 ~ p.20
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The Effects of Exercise on Functional Status, Activity of Daily Living and Social Re-adjustment in Stroke Patients
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Park Sang-Youn
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of exercise on functional status, activity of daily living and social re-adjustment(social function, depression) in stroke patients.
Method: A quasi-experimental pretest and posttest study was used. The subjects consisted of 33 adults who were stroke in the G hospital, and the period of data collection was from February 8, 2006 to August 30, 2006. Seventeen patients were assigned to experimental group and sixteen to the control group. The subjects of the experimental group performed an exercise for 15-20 minutes twice a day, 3-5 times per week, during six weeks. Outcome variables were functional status, activity of daily living and social re-adjustment. Chi-Square test and T-test were used to examine the equality of the subjects and ANCOVA used to examine the group difference using SAS.
Results: There ware significant differences in functional status, activity of daily living, and social re-adjustment(social function, depression) between the two groups.
Conclusion: The above results state the exercise can be an effective intervention to improve the functional status, activity of daily living, and social re-adjustment(social function, depression) of stroke patients.
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KEYWORD
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Exercise, ADL, Social re-adjustment, Stroke patients
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