Self-supporting Care Model in Home Environment for Patients With Stroke

Effects of Self-supporting Care Model on Activities of Daily Living for Patients With Stroke

The purpose of this study was to administer intervention based on self-supporting care model in home environment and to explore the effects of this intervention on stroke patients' activities of daily living, movement, cognition, nutritional status, and quality of life.

Subjects were randomized to intervention group and control group. The experiment was designed as randomized cross-over control trial. The primary outcome included 8 measures: Barthel Index-based Supplementary Scales, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Balance Computerized Adaptive Testing, Mini Mental State Examination-2nd edition, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Stroke Impact Scale, and Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age > 20 years
• Diagnosis of stroke
• The modified Rankin Scale : 2~4
• Keep sitting for half an hour by himself/herself
• Follow instructions
• Willing to sign the subject's consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of dementia
• History of orthopedic diseases or peripheral nerve injury
• readmission because of stroke