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SUBMITTER: Legg LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6483548 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Legg Lynn A LA Lewis Sharon R SR Schofield-Robinson Oliver J OJ Drummond Avril A Langhorne Peter P
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170719
<h4>Background</h4>A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Activities of daily living (ADL) are daily home-based activities that people carry out to maintain health and well-being. ADLs include the ability to: eat and drink unassisted, move, go to the toilet, carry out personal hygiene tasks, dress unassisted, and groom. Stroke causes impairment-related functional limitations that may result in difficulties participating in ADLs independent of supervision, directio ...[more]