Factors predicting independent manipulation of chopsticks in acute stroke patients with dominant hand paralysis using upper extremity evaluations

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Factors predicting independent manipulation of chopsticks in acute stroke patients with dominant hand paralysis using upper extremity evaluations

上肢評価を用いた優勢な手麻痺の急性脳卒中患者における箸の独立した操作を予測する要因.  Japanese Occupational Therapy Research , Volume 38(3) , Pgs. 277-284.

NARIC Accession Number: I247662.  What's this?
Author(s): Bumsuk Lee; Keisuke Sekine; Ken Kondo; Naoto Noguchi; Tomonori Takeda.
Publication Year: 2019.

Abstract: 

The objective of this study was to evaluate factors that predict the independent manipulation of chopsticks in acute stroke patients with dominant-hand paralysis in the upper extremities. Upper-extremity function was measured within one week after the stroke (6.4 days). Grip strength, pinch strength, ten-second grip, and release were measured using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity, the Simple Test for Evaluating Hand Function (STEF), and the Motor Activity Log. Independence in using chopsticks was also assessed before discharge (17.3 days). Results indicate that the STEF could significantly contribute to an improvement in the use of chopsticks, and the STEF cut-off point was 50. These findings imply that the efficient ability to manipulate tools is needed to obtain independent chopsticks agility.
Descriptor Terms: Expert systems, Treatment, Brain.
Language: Japanese
Geographic Location(s): Japan, East & Southeast Asia.

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Citation: Bumsuk Lee, Keisuke Sekine, Ken Kondo, Naoto Noguchi, Tomonori Takeda. (2019). Factors predicting independent manipulation of chopsticks in acute stroke patients with dominant hand paralysis using upper extremity evaluations.  上肢評価を用いた優勢な手麻痺の急性脳卒中患者における箸の独立した操作を予測する要因.  Japanese Occupational Therapy Research , 38(3), Pgs. 277-284. Retrieved 6/23/2022, from REHABDATA database.