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Perceived recovery as a predictor of physical activity participation after mild stroke
1Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. wolft@wustl.edu
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to identify what acute care variables and/or perceived recovery factors could predict decreased participation in physical activities post-mild stroke.
Methods:
Secondary analysis of persons with mild stroke. Participants were split into two groups based on the percentage of high-demand leisure (HDL) activities retained on the Activity Card Sort (ACS) at 6 months post-stroke. Demographic variables, measures from the acute care setting (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), premorbid Barthel Index, and Modified Rankin Scale), and a perceived recovery measure collected at 6 months post-stroke (Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)) were analyzed between groups using independent samples t-tests and logistic regression.
Results:
There were no significant differences between groups on any of the demographic or acute care setting measures. Logistic regression indicated that only the overall perceived recovery (p = 0.05) and strength domain scores (p = 0.01) of the SIS were statistically significant factors for determining the percent of retained HDL activities following mild stroke.
Conclusions:
Clinicians must consider the clients' own perceived recovery level and other more subjective factors in determining what barriers are limiting their physical activity participation after stroke.
