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To verify the effectiveness of home-based occupational therapy for safe discharge of in-patients with recent stroke. A pre/post interventional design was performed to document patients' outcome during 3 months following discharge. Interventions included improving functioning, reducing environmental risks and...
These therapies have proved to significantly improve the quality of movement and the amount of use of the more-affected arm or leg for common daily living activities in most patients who have been treated. "We know from several randomized controlled trials that patients with stroke, like the ind...
This study involved inpatients that were expected to be housed in a long-term care unit for at least three months. The diseases that affected patients were stroke, mild dementia or mild cognitive disease, or cancer. However, the goal was not to overcome the symptoms of such diseases, but to...
Occupational therapy can be beneficial for both children and adults. (Photo credit: Andreaobzerova/Dreamstime) Occupational therapy helps you when you have trouble doing daily activities because of an injury, a health issue like a stroke, or a chronic medical condition. It teaches you the skills...
Online cognitive speech therapy app for adults and stroke patients, at home therapy for recovering from stroke and neurological conditions.
Patients aged 60 years and older were enrolled after nonpathologic, minimal trauma hip fracture, if they were living in the community and walking without human assistance before the fracture, were assessed within 26 weeks of hospitalization, and were not able to walk during daily activities at ...
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"A hospital is not a fancy place, and patients will feel comforted by petting dogs and interacting with them," said Ruiz. He also said Mike petting Cody with his stroke-affected right hand was a good form of exercise. Mike has to stay in the hospital for another week before going home...
Homecare re-ablement services have been developed by local authorities in England in response to the government agenda for health and social care. These services aim to optimize users’ independence and ability to cope at home, and reduce the need for ongoing health and social care services. Ho...