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Observation Of Amounts Of Movement Practice Provided During Stroke Rehabilitation, Catherine E. Lang, Jillian R. Macdonald, Darcy S. Reisman, Lara Boyd, Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, Sheila M. Schindler-Ivens, T. George Hornby, Sandy A. Ross, Patricia L. Scheets
Observation Of Amounts Of Movement Practice Provided During Stroke Rehabilitation, Catherine E. Lang, Jillian R. Macdonald, Darcy S. Reisman, Lara Boyd, Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, Sheila M. Schindler-Ivens, T. George Hornby, Sandy A. Ross, Patricia L. Scheets
Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications
Objective
To investigate how much movement practice occurred during stroke rehabilitation, and what factors might influence doses of practice provided.
Design
Observational survey of stroke therapy sessions.
Setting
Seven inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation sites.
Participants
We observed a convenience sample of 312 physical and occupational therapy sessions for people with stroke.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
We recorded numbers of repetitions in specific movement categories and data on potential modifying factors (patient age, side affected, time since stroke, FIM item scores, years of therapist experience). Descriptive statistics were used to characterize amounts of practice. Correlation and regression analyses were …