Effects of ADL Training on Stroke Patients with Lower Mental Function

Abstract

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of ADL (activities of daily living) training on stroke patients with lower mental function. Four patients (1 male and 3 males: mean age 77.8) volunteered to take part in the investigation. We evaluated the patients, from the points of emotion, dementia and ADL. The selected scales were as follows; MMS (mint mental scale), Barthel Index, and Tanaka Scale. The results indicated that the mean score of MMS got 5 points higher, as well as the mean score of Barthel Index became 34 points higher. However, the patients' mental function such as memory disturbance, delusion. or cofabulation did not show any improvement. Our present study suggests that it would be very important and yield better effects of therapy for Physical Therapists to have the patients carry out ADL training at the living place concerned, not at a clinic.