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 early aerobic training on independence six months post stroke
Objective : To investigate whether early aerobic training has a beneficial effect on stroke patients '  independence in daily and social activities six months after the event . Design : R and omized clinical trial . Setting : Rehabilitation unit . Subjects : Ninety-two patients after a first stroke . Interventions : Forty-six patients participated in an eight-week programme of aerobic training , using a leg cycle ergometer . Main outcome measures : Frenchay Activities Index ( FAI ) measured twice , at entry to programme ( pre-event score ) and six months after the onset of the event . Results : Despite the significant improvement of study group patients ' functional abilities immediately after the intervention compared with controls , no significant difference was found in FAI mean score between groups six months post event . An interaction effect was noted between event severity , intervention and FAI total score . Mean FAI score declined significantly less in the less severely impaired study group patients . Conclusions : Early , moderately intense aerobic training has no direct impact on independence in daily and social activities as measured by FAI total score six months after a 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 .