The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports
Background: Rehabilitation-oriented therapy after a stroke must continue in various forms as a life-long effort. Aim: The study investigated the impact of spa rehabilitation on the quality of life and functional efficiency in patients after an ischemic stroke at a chronic stage of recovery. Methods:...
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| author | Bogumiła Pniak Justyna Leszczak Jadwiga Kurczab Aleksandra Krzemińska Joanna Pięta Agnieszka Plis Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska Agnieszka Guzik |
| author_facet | Bogumiła Pniak Justyna Leszczak Jadwiga Kurczab Aleksandra Krzemińska Joanna Pięta Agnieszka Plis Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska Agnieszka Guzik |
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| description | Background: Rehabilitation-oriented therapy after a stroke must continue in various forms as a life-long effort. Aim: The study investigated the impact of spa rehabilitation on the quality of life and functional efficiency in patients after an ischemic stroke at a chronic stage of recovery. Methods: The assessment was carried out in a spa resort in southeastern Poland. It involved 32 patients with strokes who participated in a three-week rehabilitation program. Three examinations were performed: upon admission, on the day of discharge and at a two-month follow-up. The quality of life and functional efficiency were assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF and Barthel Index. Results: The quality of life was significantly higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and improvement was retained at the follow-up. The Barthel scores were higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (79.84 vs. 68.59), while the differences between the scores in Exams II and III were small (<i>p</i> = 0.039). Conclusions: Three-week spa rehabilitation seems to favorably affect the functional efficiency and quality of life after a stroke. The effects appear to be long-term. The gender, age and time from stroke onset do not seem to impact short-term effects. However, long-term effects are related to the time from stroke onset. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32945ce343c9412aa399c0b48adb6bfb2023-11-21T15:44:21ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252021-04-0111450110.3390/brainsci11040501The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary ReportsBogumiła Pniak0Justyna Leszczak1Jadwiga Kurczab2Aleksandra Krzemińska3Joanna Pięta4Agnieszka Plis5Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska6Agnieszka Guzik7Excelsior Health and Rehabilitation Hospital, Aleja Torosiewicza 2, 38-440 Iwonicz-Zdrój, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Ulica Kopisto 2a, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandExcelsior Health and Rehabilitation Hospital, Aleja Torosiewicza 2, 38-440 Iwonicz-Zdrój, PolandExcelsior Health and Rehabilitation Hospital, Aleja Torosiewicza 2, 38-440 Iwonicz-Zdrój, PolandExcelsior Health and Rehabilitation Hospital, Aleja Torosiewicza 2, 38-440 Iwonicz-Zdrój, PolandExcelsior Health and Rehabilitation Hospital, Aleja Torosiewicza 2, 38-440 Iwonicz-Zdrój, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Ulica Kopisto 2a, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Ulica Kopisto 2a, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandBackground: Rehabilitation-oriented therapy after a stroke must continue in various forms as a life-long effort. Aim: The study investigated the impact of spa rehabilitation on the quality of life and functional efficiency in patients after an ischemic stroke at a chronic stage of recovery. Methods: The assessment was carried out in a spa resort in southeastern Poland. It involved 32 patients with strokes who participated in a three-week rehabilitation program. Three examinations were performed: upon admission, on the day of discharge and at a two-month follow-up. The quality of life and functional efficiency were assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF and Barthel Index. Results: The quality of life was significantly higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and improvement was retained at the follow-up. The Barthel scores were higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (79.84 vs. 68.59), while the differences between the scores in Exams II and III were small (<i>p</i> = 0.039). Conclusions: Three-week spa rehabilitation seems to favorably affect the functional efficiency and quality of life after a stroke. The effects appear to be long-term. The gender, age and time from stroke onset do not seem to impact short-term effects. However, long-term effects are related to the time from stroke onset.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/4/501quality of lifestrokespa rehabilitationfunctional efficiencyspa hospital |
| spellingShingle | Bogumiła Pniak Justyna Leszczak Jadwiga Kurczab Aleksandra Krzemińska Joanna Pięta Agnieszka Plis Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska Agnieszka Guzik The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports Brain Sciences quality of life stroke spa rehabilitation functional efficiency spa hospital |
| title | The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports |
| title_full | The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports |
| title_fullStr | The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports |
| title_short | The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports |
| title_sort | efficiency of spa rehabilitation in chronic ischemic stroke patients preliminary reports |
| topic | quality of life stroke spa rehabilitation functional efficiency spa hospital |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/4/501 |
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