Movement changes due to hemiplegia in stroke survivors: a hermeneutic phenomenological study

Abstract

Purpose: Meanings of movement for stroke survivors could give therapists significant insights, especially during maintenance phase. The purpose of this study was to examine how post-stroke users of a long-term elderly care facility had experienced changes in movement resulting from hemiplegia.

Recovery beyond functional restoration: a systematic review of qualitative studies of the embodied experiences of people who have survived a stroke

“…The two authors subsequently conducted separate quality assessments on 35 studies. Eventually, 34 studies met the quality criteria,38–71 and 1 study was excluded 72. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 flow diagram (figure 1) presents the process for selecting and identifying the included studies.…”

“…Eighteen studies (52.9%) conducted single interviews at one time point only,41 43 47 49 51–53 58 61–67 69–71 14 studies (41.2.%) conducted repeated interviews38–40 42 44–46 48 50 54–57 68 and 2 studies (5.9%) conducted both repeated and one-off interviews 59 60. Regarding the data analysis approach, 19 studies (55.9%) adopted a phenomenological or hermeneutic approach,38–40 42 43 45 47 48 51 53–58 63 65 67 68 3 studies (8.8%) adopted a narrative approach,46 50 61 3 studies (8.8%) adopted an interpretative inductive or descriptive approach,64 69 70 2 studies (5.9%) adopted a grounded theory approach,66 71 2 studies (5.9%) adopted an ethnographic approach,44 60 1 study (2.9%) adopted a deductive content analysis approach,52 1 study (2.9%) adopted a phenomenographical approach,41 1 study (2.9%) adopted both phenomenological and ethnographic approaches,62 and 2 studies (5.9%) did not clearly state their methodological orientation 49 59. Three overarching analytical themes were identified, namely, ‘disconnection between oneself, others and the world,’ ‘the transitional period: exploring and negotiating’, and ‘reconnecting with oneself, others and the world’.…”

Computation of Gait Parameters in Post Stroke and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study Using RGB-D Sensors and Optoelectronic Systems

“…Stroke is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in adults and one of the leading causes of disability in industrialized countries [ 3 , 4 ]. Hemiplegia/hemiparesis following stroke is one of the consequences of the acute loss of focal brain functions and it is clinically characterized by a deficit of voluntary motor activity in one half of the body, contralateral to the ictal lesion involving the primary motor cortex [ 5 ]. Six months after the event, 50–70% of patients still present sensory and motor deficits, such as paresis and spasticity of the limbs, which affect the ability to perform functional tasks, lead to reduced quality of life, and reduce participation in activities of daily living.…”

Kinect-Based Assessment of Lower Limbs during Gait in Post-Stroke Hemiplegic Patients: A Narrative Review

“…With respect to lower limbs, hemiplegic gait is the most common manifestation of stroke: it is characterized by inter-limb asymmetry in walking or dragging gait due to the unilateral weakness of the affected side, together with abnormal torso tilting rotation [5,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The decline in functional abilities and the impaired motor performance greatly affect the post-stroke patient's quality of life [9,[15][16][17]. In order to limit the consequent impact on people's daily life, a timely assessment is crucial for proper monitoring of the improvement or worsening of motor skills, and to set up effective rehabilitation protocols fitting each individual's condition [18][19][20].…”