Experience of enriched rehabilitation in the chronic phase of stroke.

Conclusion: A therapy program including task-specific training and environmental enrichment may provide late-phase stroke survivors with perceived improvements in functional ability, knowledge insights, perceptions of rehabilitation needs and enriching emotional impacts.Implications for rehabilitationETT is feasible and may lead to perceived improvements in function and a change of mindset, even in the chronic phase after stroke.Trust in the competence of the rehabilitation staff is an important factor in compliance with the high-intensity training in the ETT program.Given the lack of stimulation and socialization among many individuals with chronic stroke, the social and physical environment are important components of the ETT program. PMID: 32478573 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research