RESULTS Studies of task-related training showed benefits for functional outcome compared with traditional therapies .
Active use of task-oriented training with stroke survivors will lead to improvements in functional outcomes and overall health-related quality of life .
CONCLUSION Generally , task-oriented rehabilitation proved to be more effective .
Many interventions are feasible for nurses and can be performed in a ward or at home .
AIM This paper is a report of a review conducted to provide an overview of the evidence in the literature on task-oriented training of stroke survivors and its relevance in daily nursing practice .
BACKGROUND Stroke is the second leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of adult disability in the Western world .
The use of neurodevelopmental treatment in the daily nursing care of stroke survivors does not improve clinical outcomes .
Nurses are therefore exploring other forms of rehabilitation intervention , including task-oriented rehabilitation .
Despite the growing number of studies showing evidence on task-oriented interventions , recommendations for daily nursing practice are lacking .
The effect of independent practice of motor tasks by stroke patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Objective : To investigate the effect of independent practice of sitting balance as an addition to st and ard physiotherapy treatment for patients with stroke . Design : R and omized controlled trial , using blocked r and omization procedure with 2:1 ratio . Subjects : In patients with diagnosis of stroke , having achieved one minute of independent sitting balance but not yet achieved 10 independent steps , and with no known previous disabilities , pathology or neurological de”cit affecting mobility prior to stroke . Intervention : A four-week regime of independent practice aim ed at improving aspects of balance , as an addition to st and ard physiotherapy treatment based on the Bobath Approach . Main outcome measure : Proportion of patients achieving ‘ normal ’ symmetry of weight distribution during sitting , st and ing , rising to st and , sitting down , and reaching . Results : Nineteen subjects were r and omized to the control group ; nine to the intervention group . There were no clinical ly signi”cant differences in measured outcome between the groups . Conclusions : The regime of independent practice had no measured bene”cial effect on the balance ability of patients with recently acquired stroke
RESULTS Studies of task-related training showed benefits for functional outcome compared with traditional therapies .
Active use of task-oriented training with stroke survivors will lead to improvements in functional outcomes and overall health-related quality of life .
CONCLUSION Generally , task-oriented rehabilitation proved to be more effective .
Many interventions are feasible for nurses and can be performed in a ward or at home .
AIM This paper is a report of a review conducted to provide an overview of the evidence in the literature on task-oriented training of stroke survivors and its relevance in daily nursing practice .
BACKGROUND Stroke is the second leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of adult disability in the Western world .
The use of neurodevelopmental treatment in the daily nursing care of stroke survivors does not improve clinical outcomes .
Nurses are therefore exploring other forms of rehabilitation intervention , including task-oriented rehabilitation .
Despite the growing number of studies showing evidence on task-oriented interventions , recommendations for daily nursing practice are lacking .