Internet+Continuing Nursing (ICN) Program Promotes Motor Function Rehabilitation of Patients With Ischemic Stroke. Issue 2 (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Shuangqin; Huang, Jianghua; Yao, Lan; Zeng, Yahua; Quan, Huijun; Kang, Huiling; Ou, Yulan; Chen, Shuangxi
• Is Part Of: Neurologist. Volume 27:Issue 2(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: stroke -- internet+continuing nursing program -- medication compliance -- neurological function; Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurologie; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000364
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-7931

Abstract

Abstract : Background and Purpose: Ischemic stroke is a severe disorder with high rates of death and recurrence that causes disability in patients and for which there is currently no effective treatment. Internet-based rehabilitation helps patients with disability recover at home with the help of their household or family members in a nonclinical setting. However, the effects of the internet+continuing nursing (ICN) program on the recovery of patients after ischemic stroke remains unknown. Methods: In the present study, patients were treated with an ICN-based rehabilitation training program; subsequently, the Self-efficacy Scale for Chronic Disease, Questionnaire of Exercise Adherence, Motor Assessment Scale, Activities of Daily Living, and Stroke-specific Quality of Life were performed to evaluate the effects of the ICN program on patient self-confidence to persist with rehabilitation, functional exercise compliance, motor function, ability to live independently and quality of life following ischemic stroke. Results: We observed that, after the ICN intervention for 6 weeks and 3 months, the scores of Self-efficacy Scale for Chronic Disease, Questionnaire of Exercise Adherence, Motor Assessment Scale, Activities of Daily Living, and Stroke-specific Quality of Life in the ICN-treated group were significantly higher compared with those in the control group. Conclusion: These results suggested that the ICN program may promote the recovery of patients after ischemic stroke.