The Effect of Community Rehabilitation on Motor Function of Post-stroke Patients

Objective To investigate the effect of community rehabilitation on motor function and activity of daily living (ADL) of convalescent stroke patients.Methods A total of 50 convalescent stroke patients were divided into community rehabilitation (n=26) and control (n=24) group. The patients in community rehabilitation group were administered to the community rehabilitation program by weekly nursing designed by physiatrist, while the control group's patients accepted self-training.Results After 8 weeks, the motor assessment score and ADL in the community rehabilitation group significantly increased when compared with that in the control group (P0.01). Conclusion Community rehabilitation is helpful to the improvements of motor function and ADL of the post-stroke patients.