EFFECTS OF EARLY REHABILITATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE

[Objective]To investigate the effects of early rehabilitation on the activities of daily living(ADL)in patients with stroke.[Methods]The patients were divided into rehabilitation group and control group.Modified Barthel Index was used to evaluate daily living activities after 40 days of treatment.[Results]Before treatment,Barthel index score in the rehabilitation group was 28.75±13.55,while 29.33±14.07 in the control group.The difference was not significant(P﹥0.05).But,after the treatment,Barthel index score in the rehabilitation group was 69.50±16.67,52.33±19.08 in the control group.The difference was significant(P﹤0.05).[Conclusion]Early rehabilitation could improve the activities of daily living effectively in patients with stroke.