Relationships among the Life Space, Motor Function, and Activity of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disease Using Day Care Rehabilitation Services

Abstract

[Purpose] To clarify the relationships among the life space, motor function, and activity of patients with cerebrovascular disease using day care rehabilitation services. [Participants and Methods] Forty patients with hemiplegia caused by cerebrovascular disease, who lived at home using day care rehabilitation services, were assessed based on the Life-Space Assessment (LSA), Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS), knee extensor strength, Timed Up & Go test (TUG), 10-m maximal-effort walk test, sway test, and Functional Independence Measure (FIM). [Results] The mean total LSA score was 41.2 ± 23.8. Through analysis with LSA as a dependent variable, TUG was selected. [Conclusion] There is a correlation between the life space and TUG score of patients with cerebrovascular disease using day care rehabilitation services.