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The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients-Preliminary Reports.


ABSTRACT: Rehabilitation-oriented therapy after a stroke must continue in various forms as a life-long effort. The study investigated the impact of spa rehabilitation on the quality of life and functional efficiency in patients after an ischemic stroke at a chronic stage of recovery. The assessment was carried out in a spa resort in southeastern Poland. It involved 32 patients with strokes who participated in a three-week rehabilitation program. Three examinations were performed: upon admission, on the day of discharge and at a two-month follow-up. The quality of life and functional efficiency were assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF and Barthel Index. The quality of life was significantly higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (p < 0.001), and improvement was retained at the follow-up. The Barthel scores were higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (79.84 vs. 68.59), while the differences between the scores in Exams II and III were small (p = 0.039). Three-week spa rehabilitation seems to favorably affect the functional efficiency and quality of life after a stroke. The effects appear to be long-term. The gender, age and time from stroke onset do not seem to impact short-term effects. However, long-term effects are related to the time from stroke onset.

SUBMITTER: Pniak B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8071377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients-Preliminary Reports.

Pniak Bogumiła B   Leszczak Justyna J   Kurczab Jadwiga J   Krzemińska Aleksandra A   Pięta Joanna J   Plis Agnieszka A   Czenczek-Lewandowska Ewelina E   Guzik Agnieszka A  

Brain sciences 20210415 4


<h4>Background</h4>Rehabilitation-oriented therapy after a stroke must continue in various forms as a life-long effort.<h4>Aim</h4>The study investigated the impact of spa rehabilitation on the quality of life and functional efficiency in patients after an ischemic stroke at a chronic stage of recovery.<h4>Methods</h4>The assessment was carried out in a spa resort in southeastern Poland. It involved 32 patients with strokes who participated in a three-week rehabilitation program. Three examinati  ...[more]

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