Self-perceived upper extremity motor function predicts health-related quality of life in chronic stroke survivors.

Purpose: To examine whether the Upper Extremity Functional Index (UEFI) score independently contributes to the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) score and quantified its relative contribution to SIS scores in chronic stroke survivors.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study in a university-based rehabilitation centre with people with chronic stroke ( = 95) aged ≥ 50 years. The outcome measures included paretic hand grip strength, Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment (FMA-UE), Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), UEFI, and SIS.

Effects of mirror therapy with electrical stimulation for upper limb recovery in people with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To provide updated evidence about the effects of MT with ES for recovering upper extremities motor function in people with stroke.

Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis were completed. Methodological quality was assessed using the version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool.

Testing the psychometric properties of the Chinese (Cantonese) version of SATIS-Stroke in people with chronic stroke.

Purpose: To culturally adapt and examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese (Cantonese) version of SATIS-Stroke (C-SATIS-Stroke) in people with chronic stroke.

Materials And Methods: Forward and backward translations were performed in accordance with available guidelines. We administered the C-SATIS-Stroke to 101 people with stroke and 50 healthy older adults.

Bilateral Movement-based Computer Games Improve Sensorimotor Functions in Subacute Stroke Survivors.

Background: Previous studies have reported that movement-based computer gaming is more effective than conventional intervention in enhancing upper limb rehabilitation.

Objective: To evaluate whether the use of bilateral movement-based computer games could augment the effects of conventional intervention in improving the upper limb motor function, grip strength and health-related quality of life of subacute stroke survivors.

Methods: A total of 93 subjects with subacute stroke were randomized into 2 groups receiving one of two 3.

Reliability and validity of Alternate Step Test times in subjects with chronic stroke.

Objective: (i) To investigate the intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change of the Alternate Step Test (AST) when assessing people with chronic stroke. (ii) To quantify the correlation between AST times and stroke-specific impairments.

Design: Cross-sectional study.