Measurement of self-report scale (SRS) for assessing activity participation to home-based exercise regime among stroke survivors

Neha Rastogi, Ajeet Kumar Saharan, Ramakant Yadav, Manisha Saharan, Maliram Sharma

Jaipur Physiotherapy College, MVG University, Jaipur, India

ABSTRACT

Stroke survivors are often deconditioned and prone to a sedentary lifestyle, which limits everyday activities. In discharge patients’ home-rehabilitation is crucial for reaching full functional abilities, and its cost-effective services can also alleviate anxiety among patients and caregivers. Therefore, self-report scale (SRS) is designed to assess the activity participation to prescribed home-based exercise regime among Stroke Survivors. After satisfying the inclusion criteria and informed consent, a total of 30 patients who are going to discharge from the hospital were randomly divided into Group A (control) and Group B (experimental). Group A (n=15) receives explicit verbal instruction and demonstration of the prescribed home exercises, while group B receives an exercise brochure containing descriptions and pictorial illustrations of the above exercises. Both groups were asked to fill a self-report scale under the direct supervision of the caregiver. The baseline demographic characteristics passed the normality test (W). The mean of the patient self-report scale of Group A is 188.75±21.89, and that of Group B is 222±24.73 with a "t" value (-2.07) and p-value 0.046, the test is significant at p<0>

Keywords:

Stroke survivors, home-based exercises, self-report scale, activity participation