Open AccessEFFECT OF MOTOR RELEARNING PROGRAM ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG STROKE PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s) -
Ghazla Noor Nizami,
Nazish Rafique
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.5.2/009
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , berg balance scale , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , balance (ability) , medicine , psychology , surgery , mechanical engineering , nursing , engineering
BACKGROUNDStroke is one of the problems that can lead to either disability ordeath and this will increase the social and economic burden.OBJECTIVETo analyze the effects of motor relearning program (MRP) in comparisonwith other treatment technique on quality of life (QoL)among stroke patientsDATA SOURCESThis systematic review includes Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT)for patients suffering from stroke. The articles were retrieved fromGoogle Scholar, research gate, HEC digital library, ProQuest, Iingentaand PubMed. Articles were also accessed from Journals.STUDY SELECTIONData belonged from 2000 to 2015 were included. RCTs that focus onmotor relearning program or its task-oriented activity as rehabilitationprogram of stroke patients were included in this review.RESULTSTotal 12 studies were included in this review with 378 patients.Among them, 191 had received MRP, whereas, 187 had receivedany other treatment technique for stroke rehabilitation. Analysis ofBerg Balance Scale (BBS) and Barthel Index shows that studies favorMRP, while result is slightly insignificant (0.008) with BBS and not significant(0.67) for Barthel Index.