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 Role of Technology in Task-Oriented Training in Persons with Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This trial compares the effects of task-oriented physical therapy ( PT ) provided with and without the use of rehabilitation technology on locomotor recovery in 63 persons with subacute stroke . Participants in the experimental ( EXP ) group used a treadmill , a Kinetron isokinetic exerciser , and a limb-load monitor , whereas those in the control ( CTL ) group did not while engaging in PT 1 h per day , 5 days per week for 2 months . Locomotor recovery was assessed by clinical ( gait speed , Fugl Meyer motor leg and arm subscores , the Balance Scale , the Timed Up and Go , and the Barthel ambulation subscore ) and laboratory outcomes ( gait kinematics and kinetics ) pre- and posttherapy and 3 months later . Within groups , gait speed ( P < 0.01 ) and all secondary measures improved posttherapy ( P < 0.01 - 0.05 ) , and improvements in clinical measures were maintained at follow-up , but there was no difference between groups ( P > 0.05 ) . When the groups were pooled , the increase in gait speed was associated ( r = 0.52 , P = 0.003 ) with an increase in ankle power generation of the affected leg . The results demonstrate that the efficacy of the task-oriented approach is not dependent on rehabilitation technology
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 .