Y. ElRazkey, J., S. Al-Baradie, R., A. AlOtaibi, A., S. AlOtaibi, J. (2016). Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Functional Abilities, Psychological condition, and Disability Level of Patients with Neurological Diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. test, 7(2), 207-218. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156942
Jehan Y. ElRazkey; Raid S. Al-Baradie; Amal A. AlOtaibi; Jazzi S. AlOtaibi. "Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Functional Abilities, Psychological condition, and Disability Level of Patients with Neurological Diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". test, 7, 2, 2016, 207-218. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156942
Y. ElRazkey, J., S. Al-Baradie, R., A. AlOtaibi, A., S. AlOtaibi, J. (2016). 'Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Functional Abilities, Psychological condition, and Disability Level of Patients with Neurological Diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia', test, 7(2), pp. 207-218. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156942
Y. ElRazkey, J., S. Al-Baradie, R., A. AlOtaibi, A., S. AlOtaibi, J. Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Functional Abilities, Psychological condition, and Disability Level of Patients with Neurological Diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. test, 2016; 7(2): 207-218. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156942

Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Functional Abilities, Psychological condition, and Disability Level of Patients with Neurological Diseases in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 16, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 207-218    PDF (333.68 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156942
Authors
Jehan Y. ElRazkey1; Raid S. Al-Baradie2; Amal A. AlOtaibi2; Jazzi S. AlOtaibi1
1Nursing department
2Medical Laboratory department
Abstract
Introduction: Cerebrovascular accident victims suffer from permanent disability and
handicaps, motor and sensory losses, loss of functional abilities, inability to carry out ADL, and
depression. So, rehabilitation is the corner stone of management of post-cerebrovascular accident
patients. Methodology: A randomized controlled trial had been carried out, 40adults' post
cerebrovascular accident patients at Out Patient and Rehabilitation unit of King Khaled Hospital,
Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had been equally assigned to control group maintained on
standard hospital treatment protocol and a study Group received standard hospital treatment
protocol in addition to the rehabilitation program. Both groups were monitored using Barthel
index, State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and The Berg Balance Scale (BBS).Results: The
study group had achieved more significant improvement than the control group, as the mean score
of improvement of Barthel Index (BI) in the exercise group was 39.0±13.80, while it was
10.0±8.91 for the control group. On the same hand, there was significant improvement of the
mean score of Berg Balance scale in the exercise group 12.03±4.84 than the control group 5.0 ±
3.53. Moreover, significant improvement of the mean State Trait Anxiety inventory (STAI) of the
exercise group 21.40± 8.15 if compared to that of the control group 7.47±3.43.Conclusion:
Rehabilitation program had significantly improved functional abilities, psychological condition,
and disability level of post-cerebrovascular accident patients.
Keywords
rehabilitation; functional abilities; psychological condition; disability
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