A study on the homogeneity of the therapeutic effect on stroke patients in rehabilitation Medical Association / 中国康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the therapeutic effect of stroke patients received rehabilitation treatment at different medical units in the Rehabilitation Medical Association.Method:Totally 183 stroke patients were recruited from October 12,2012 to February 5,2016 by Shenzhen Rehabilitation Medical Association(SRMA).SRMA consists of 4 members,including the Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen,Shenzhen Nan'ao People's Hospital,Shenzhen Baoxing Hospital and Community Healthcare Center in Futian District,which belong to tertiary hospital,secondary hospital,and primary healthcare unit,respectively.According to the time of onset of stroke,all the patients were divided into recovery phase or sequelae phase.The rehabilitation facilities were standardized.All patients received rehabilitation treatment for 4 weeks,which included functional rehabilitation training of limb,functional electrical stimulation training,activities of daily living training.Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA),balance subscale of the Fugl-Meyer test(FMB),National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) and modified Barthel Index(MBI) before and after rehabilitation treatment were used to evaluate the effects.Result:The scores of FMA,FMB,NIHSS and MBI were significantly improved in all the groups after rehabilitation treatment(P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in all assessments among the groups(P＞ 0.05).Conclusion:Based on the standardized rehabilitation treatment programs,the stroke patients come from the members of Rehabilitation Medical Association can achieve homogeneous effects after rehabilitation treatment.