Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Psychogeriatrics. 2012 Sep;12(3):193-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2012.00412.x.
Patients with major stroke are often left with disability and may have depression and dementia during the recovery phase. Rehabilitation programmes have been shown to improve short-term physical outcome, but their long-term effectiveness and impact on dementia and depression are uncertain.
We performed a 6-month randomized controlled trial of a home rehabilitation programme and compared it with the standard care patients with recent ischemic stroke receive. The intervention group received home-based physical therapy once a month for 6 months, along with educational support, counselling and audiovisual materials. The control group received rehabilitation as prescribed by a physician and educational materials upon discharge from hospital. The primary measurement was a change in Barthel Index. Secondary measurements were the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Thai Mini-Mental State Examination.
Of the 68 screened patients, 60 patients were enrolled. At baseline, there was no significant difference in patient characteristics between the two groups. Over 2 years, the mean Barthel Index and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were significantly improved in the intervention group compared to the control group (Barthel Index mean: from 31.7 ± 5.9 to 97.2 ± 2.8 vs from 33.2 ± 4.8 to 76.4 ± 9.4, P < 0.001; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale mean: from 16.1 ± 7.6 to 9.1 ± 0.3 vs 16.4 ± 4.9 to 9.1 ± 0.3, P= 0.003). Depression was strongly associated with being dependent on others. However, the Thai Mini-Mental State Examination in both groups did not significantly differ (Thai Mini-Mental State Examination mean: from 24.4 ± 2.0 to 24.6 vs 23.8 ± 1.9 to 24.1 ± 0.3, P= 0.068). There was no significant interaction between baseline characteristics and treatment outcome.
At 2 years follow-up, it was evident that a 6-month home rehabilitation programme after ischemic stroke improved functional outcome and reduced incidence of depression, but not dementia.
患有大面积中风的患者在恢复期通常会留下残疾,并可能患有抑郁和痴呆。康复计划已被证明可以改善短期身体预后,但它们的长期效果及其对痴呆和抑郁的影响尚不确定。
我们进行了一项为期 6 个月的家庭康复计划的随机对照试验,并将其与近期缺血性中风患者接受的标准护理进行了比较。干预组在 6 个月内每月接受一次家庭物理治疗,同时提供教育支持、咨询和视听材料。对照组按照医生的建议接受康复治疗,并在出院时提供教育材料。主要测量指标是巴氏指数的变化。次要测量指标为医院焦虑和抑郁量表(HADS)和泰国简易精神状态检查。
在 68 名筛查患者中,有 60 名患者入组。在基线时,两组患者的特征无显著差异。在 2 年的时间里,干预组的巴氏指数和医院焦虑抑郁量表明显优于对照组(巴氏指数平均值:从 31.7 ± 5.9 提高到 97.2 ± 2.8,从 33.2 ± 4.8 提高到 76.4 ± 9.4,P < 0.001;医院焦虑和抑郁量表平均值:从 16.1 ± 7.6 降低到 9.1 ± 0.3,从 16.4 ± 4.9 降低到 9.1 ± 0.3,P = 0.003)。抑郁与依赖他人密切相关。然而,两组的泰国简易精神状态检查评分均无显著差异(泰国简易精神状态检查平均值:从 24.4 ± 2.0 提高到 24.6,从 23.8 ± 1.9 提高到 24.1 ± 0.3,P = 0.068)。基线特征与治疗结果之间没有显著的相互作用。
在 2 年的随访中,缺血性中风后进行为期 6 个月的家庭康复计划可改善功能预后,并降低抑郁发生率,但不能降低痴呆发生率。