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作者
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Hsin,Y-J., Chen, F-C. , Lin,
K-C., Kang, L-J., Chen, C-L.*, & Chen, C-Y.
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關鍵字
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cerebral palsy, home-based,
constraint-induced therapy, upper extremity, quality of life
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摘要
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To better generalize training effects to the context of daily living,
home-based constraint-induced therapy has been proposed. Therapeutic success
of constraint-induced therapy is limited as to whether the improvements in
functional performance can be transferred to quality of life. This randomized
controlled trial aimed to investigate the efficacy of homebased
constraint-induced therapy on functional performance and health-related
quality of life. Twenty-two children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy (6-8
years, 10 boys) were randomly assigned to receive constraint-induced therapy
or traditional rehabilitation. Home-based constraint-induced therapy had
immediate and maintaining effects on motor efficacy and functional
performance and induced greater gains in health-related quality of life in
the long run than in the short term. The home-based constraint-induced
therapy protocol (relatively moderate intensity and shortened constraint
time), which might balance the effectiveness and compliance of participants
and caregivers, may be an effective alternative to conventional
constraint-induced therapy.
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