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Effectiveness of Client-Centered Tune-Ups on Community Reintegration, Mobility, and Quality of Life After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Journal

ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Volume

99

Issue

7

First Page

1325

Last Page

1325

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.034

Abstract

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of a 2-week client-centered rehabilitation intervention (tune-up) delivered 6 months after inpatient discharge on community reintegration at 1 year in people with stroke. Design: A multicenter randomized controlled trial with 2 groups: an intervention (tune-up) group and a control group having the same exposure to assessment. Setting: Three research laboratories. Participants: Participants (N=103) with hemiparetic stroke recruited from inpatient rehabilitation units at the time of discharge. Interventions: Participants randomized to the tune-up group received 1-hour therapy sessions in their home 3times/wk for 2 weeks at 6 months postdischarge focusing on identified mobility-related goals. A second tune-up was provided at 12 months. Main Outcome Measures: Community reintegration measured by the Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome at 12 months and secondary outcomes included the Berg Balance Scale and measures of mobility and health-related quality of life up to 15 months. Results: At 12 months, both groups showed significant improvement in community reintegration (P=.0.5), but no group differences (P >=.30). Conclusions: All participants in the tune-up group met or exceeded at least 1 mobility-related goal; however, the intervention did not differentially improve community reintegration. The improvements in mobility and quality of life over the 15-month postdischarge period may be secondary to high activity levels in both study groups and exposure to regular assessment. Crown Copyright (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

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