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Therapist-supervised, home-based practice early after stroke is known to reduce poor outcome in people with stroke. However, due to limited resources in the community, self-administered, home-based, upper limb practice is often prescribed after stroke. Whether such practice (without therapist supervision) is effective in reducing upper limb activity limitation is unknown. It is also not known whether home-based practice is more effective with or without the use of technology and assistive devices. We reviewed 15 studies involving 788 participants. The findings indicate that, in chronic and severely disabled stroke survivors, self-administered, home-based practice is no more effective than no intervention in improving upper limb activity. Also, home-based practice involving technology and assistive devices is no more effective than home-based practice without such devices. The existing evidence is insufficient to draw a more robust conclusion. Further research is needed to determine the effect of self-administered, home-based practice in these patients. Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of selfadministered, home-based, upper limb practice in improving upper limb activity a

Author

Y Wong; L Ada; R Wang; G Månum; B Langhammer

Publisher

Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation (Foundation for Rehabilitation Information); Acta Dermato-Venereologica; Taylor & Francis; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 1651-2081)

Published

2020

Language

EN