Effect of purposeful action observation on upper extremity function in stroke
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Authors: | Eunjoo Kim KyeongMi Kim |
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Institution: | 1) Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Inje University, Republic of Korea;2) Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of purposeful action
observation on upper extremity function in patients with stroke. Subjects and Methods]
Twelve subjects were randomly to either the experimental group or control group. The
experimental group underwent occupational therapy and a purposeful action observation
program. The control group underwent occupational therapy and placebo treatment in which
the subjects performed a purposeful action observation program without actually observing
the purposeful actions. The Wolf Motor Function Test was used to measure upper extremity
function before and after the intervention in both groups. Results] Both the experimental
and control groups demonstrated improved upper extremity function after the intervention,
but there was no significant difference between groups. Compared with before the
intervention, the experimental group showed significantly improved upper extremity
function after the intervention. Conclusion] Based on these results, a purposeful action
observation program can improve upper extremity function in patients with stroke. In
future research, more subjects should be included for evaluation of different
treatments.Key words: Purposeful action observation, Stroke, Upper extremity function |
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