學院

醫學院

系所

職能治療學系

題名

Effects of constraint-induced therapy combined with eye-patching on functional outcomes and movement kinematics in poststroke neglect

作者

Wu, C-Y., Wang, T-N., Chen, Y-T., Lin, K-C.*, Chen, Y-A., Li, H-T., & Tsai, P-L.

期刊名稱

American Journal of Occupational Therapy (SSCI 期刊)

發表日期

2013年

著作性質

原著

語文

英文

關鍵字

controlled clinical trials, hemispatial neglect, kinematics, rehabilitation, restraint therapy

摘要

OBJECTIVE. To investigate the effect of constraint-induced therapy (CIT) combined with eye-patching (EP) vs. CIT alone vs. conventional treatment on functional performance, eye movement, and trunk-arm kinematics in stroke patients with neglect syndrome.

METHOD. Twenty-seven stroke patients with neglect syndrome were recruited and randomly allocated to CIT+EP, CIT, and control groups. All participants received intervention 2 hours/day, 5 days/week, for 3 weeks. Outcome measures included the Catherine Bergego Scale, eye movement, and trunk-arm kinematic analysis.

RESULTS. The CIT+EP and CIT groups demonstrated larger improvements in functional performance than the control group. The CIT group showed better performance in left fixation points than the CIT+EP group and shorter reaction time than the control group. The CIT+EP group improved more in preplanned control and leftward trunk shift than the CIT and control groups.

CONCLUSION. EP+CIT or CIT were more effective interventions than conventional treatment for neglect patients in daily functional performance.