Changes in Barthel Index outcomes as result of poststroke rehabilitation using NDT-Bobath method
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Emilia Mikołajewska
Abstract
Background: Poststroke patients need effective rehabilitation because of limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs). The aim of the study was to assess the results of ADL rehabilitation of patients after ischemic stroke who underwent NDT-Bobath therapy for adults method using selected items of the Barthel Index.
Methods: The investigated group consisted of 60 patients after ischemic stroke who participated in the program of rehabilitation: 10 sessions of the NDT-Bobath therapy for 2 weeks (10 days of the therapy). The measurement of the ADLs using selected items of the Barthel Index were performed in every patient on admission (before the therapy) and after the last session of the therapy to assess rehabilitation effects.
Results: Results among patients involved in the research were as follows: recovery, 30 cases (50%); no measurable changes, two cases (3.33%); relapse, not stated.
Conclusions: Observed statistically significant and favorable changes in the health status of patients, described by Barthel Index outcomes, confirm the effectiveness of the NDT-Bobath method.
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