Relationship between walking performance and types of community-based activities in people with stroke: an observational study

Alzahrani, Matar; Dean, Catherine M.; Ada, Louise

doi:10.1590/s1413-35552011005000002

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“…Timed stair tests appear to have moderate validity as a functional measure, with correlations being present to other functional measures (e.g., timed up-and-go test [15,23], walking speed [14,[28][29], sit to stand [14,30], alternate step [14]). Functional tests (e.g., timed up-andgo and sit to stand) all appear to be composite measures of strength and balance [31][32][33], and stair tests are no different, correlating to balance tests (functional reach test [15,23], timed one-legged stance [15], coordinated stability [14], near tandem balance [14]), and strength [9,28,[34][35].…”

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Systematic review of timed stair tests

Nightingale

Pourkazemi²,

Hiller³

2014

J Rehabil Res Dev

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Abstract-Functional testing is particularly useful in the clinic and for making research translatable; however, finding measures relevant across ages and different conditions can be difficult. A systematic review was conducted to investigate timed stair tests as an objective measure of functional abilities and musculoskeletal integrity. Data were analyzed for their ability to differentiate between controls and patient groups and between different patient groups. Literature was reviewed using the Medline, CINAHL, and PubMed databases until February 2012. Data were grouped according to methodology, ages, and medical conditions. Time per step was calculated to allow comparison between studies. Eighty-eight studies were included in this review. Methodologies varied considerably with stair ascent, stair descent, or a combination of the two being used across a wide range of ages and medical conditions. Times increased with age for ascent, descent, and combined and for a variety of medical problems. Timed stair tests appear to be sensitive to medical conditions but further data are required to obtain normative values for this test. We suggest that timed stair tests should follow a more standardized methodology using a combination of ascent and descent and asking participants to complete the stairs as quickly and safely as possible.

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Systematic review of timed stair tests

Nightingale

Pourkazemi²,

Hiller³

2014

J Rehabil Res Dev

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“…Approximately 90% of stroke survivors have residual disabilities, such as muscle weakness on one side of the body and sensory disturbances that lead to limited performance in walking [3][4][5] and impaired upper extremity (UE) function 4,7 . This results in problems with activities of daily living (ADL) [8][9][10] and community participation 11 .…”

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The effects of rehabilitation education for village health volunteers on walking speed and upper extremity function in stroke survivors in Thailand

Chinchai¹,

Khamwong²

2017

S. Afr. j. occup. ther

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INTRODUCTION: Stroke can cause long-term disabilities to survivors. Rehabilitation is an on-going process and should, ideally, be provided to these people in their homes. This study aimed to investigate the effect that rehabilitation education provided to village health volunteers (VHVs) would have on walking speed and upper extremity (UE) function in stroke survivors who stay at home in Thailand. METHODS: Participants were recruited by purposive sampling, which included 27 stroke survivors from four municipalities in Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces. The measuring instruments used were the Ten-Meter Walk Test and the UE motor domain of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment. Researchers presented a 7-hour rehabilitation education programme to VHVs, who then made weekly1-hour visits to the homes of stroke survivors to implement the rehabilitation programme over eight weeks. Data were collected within seven days before and again after the 8-week programme. RESULTS: Descriptive statistics and the paired t-test were applied to analyse the data. Results showed that the participants used significantly less walking time from pre-test ( X =34.73 ±8.48) to post-test ( X =32.18±9.32) (p<0.05). However, the score of UE function at pre-test (X=36.81±9.59) was not significantly different from that at post-test (X =37.26±9.67). CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that trained VHVs can be part of the rehabilitation team and contribute to improved functional performance for disabled stroke survivors, particularly in developing countries. Key words: Hand function, gait speed, Home visit, motor function after stroke, community rehabilitation, home-based rehabilitation

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“…The clinical tests of gait speed are the most commonly administered and recommended for the evaluation of mobility of individuals post CVA, both in the community and in institutional settings, because they are easy to administrate, require no training or sophisticated equipments, and provide appropriate measures of mobility regarding the performance of daily living activities 26,27 . Furthermore, changes in gait speed are one of the main determining factors of functional improvements in this population and are significantly correlated with social and community performances of individuals with chronic hemiparesis 26,28 . The results of this study indicated that individuals with chronic hemiparesis were able to increase their comfortable gait speeds when asked to, suggesting that this ability is used in daily life situations which require immediate acceleration, such as walking quickly to reach a bus or get a phone call.…”

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