Functional capacity of patients with chronic stroke based upon their physical activity levels
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https://doi.org/10.33233/fb.v18i4.1206Abstract
Introduction: People with stroke commonly show low levels of physical activity and reduced functional capacity, independent of the severity of the impairments. The use of simple measures that are able to produce transferable information from clinical practice to life in society is crucial within clinic contexts. Objective: To compare the functional capacity of patients with chronic stroke based upon their physical activity levels. Methods: For this cross sectional study, functional capacity and levels of physical activity were assessed by the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) and the adjusted activity score (AAS) of the Human Activity Profile (HAP), respectively. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by LSD post-hoc tests were employed to investigate differences between the physical activity groups regarding their DASI scores. Results: Fifty-one individuals with mean age 58.8 ± 13.5 and a mean time since the onset of stroke of 25.5 ± 13.9 months participated. According to their HAP AAS, 18 individuals were classified as impaired, 28 as moderately active, and five as active. Between-group differences were observed for the DASI scores [F(2,48)=13.72; p < 0.01]. Conclusion: Increases in functional capacity were observed with increases in physical activity levels.
Key-words: stroke, motor activity, activities of daily living.
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