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Predictors of activities of daily living outcomes after upper limb robot-assisted therapy in subacute stroke patients

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  • Marco Franceschini
  • Michela Goffredo
  • Sanaz Pournajaf
  • Stefano Paravati
  • Maurizio Agosti
  • Francesco De Pisi
  • Daniele Galafate
  • Federico Posteraro

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Background: Upper limb recovery is one of the main goals of post-stroke rehabilitation due to its importance for autonomy in Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Although the efficacy of upper limb Robot-assisted Therapy (RT) is well established in literature, the impact of the initial status of the patient on the effects of RT is still understudied. This paper aims to identify whether demographic, clinical and motor characteristics of stroke patients may influence the ability to independently perform ADL after RT. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on sixty stroke patients who conducted planar upper limb goal-directed tasks with the InMotion 2.0 robot. The RT was administered 5 days/week for 4 weeks and each session lasted 45 minutes. The primary outcome measure was the Modified Barthel Index (BI), dichotomized into favourable (BI ≥75) and unfavourable (BI

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  • Marco Franceschini & Michela Goffredo & Sanaz Pournajaf & Stefano Paravati & Maurizio Agosti & Francesco De Pisi & Daniele Galafate & Federico Posteraro, 2018. "Predictors of activities of daily living outcomes after upper limb robot-assisted therapy in subacute stroke patients," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(2), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0193235
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193235
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