Effects of self-efficacy intervention on activities of daily living and outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke complicated with white matter lesions / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of self-efficacy intervention on activities of daily living and outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke complicated with white matter lesions (WML).Methods From March 2016 to June 2017,patients with acute ischemic stroke complicated with WML admitted to the Departments of Neurology,the Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang were enrolled prospectively.They were randomly divided into intervention group and control group.The control group received routine treatment and nursing,and the intervention group implemented self-efficacy intervention on the basis of the control group.They were followed up until 90 d after onset.Stroke Self-Efficiency Questionnaire (SSEQ) was used to assess the stroke self-efficacy level.The Barthel Index (BI) was used to assess the activities of daily living (ADL) of the patients.The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) were used to assess the outcomes of the patients.Results The SSEQ scores in the intervention group were significantly higher than those at the time of admission and in the control group at 90 d (all P ＜0.01).The BI in the intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control group (66.51 ±22.35 vs.58.41 ±23.17;t =3.473,P =0.001),and the NIHSS score was significantly lower than the control group (5.51 ±2.98 vs.6.95 ±2.94;t =-2.094,P=0.040),and the proportion of patients with good outcomes (mRS score 0-2) was significantly higher than that of the control group (73.7％ vs.56.6％;x2 =4.896,P =0.027).Conclusion For patients with acute ischemic stroke complicated with WML,active self-efficacy intervention could improve the ADL and it was helpful to improve the outcomes of patients.