Post-stroke patients: frequency and effectiveness of rehabilitation and speech therapy

Anna Grażyńska; Weronika Urbaś; Krzysztof Duda; Mateusz Toś; Maria Flak; Elżbieta Zych-Twardowska; Ewa Krzystanek

doi:10.31261/LOGOPEDIASILESIANA.2020.09.20

Published: 2020-12-29

No. 9 (2020)

Post-stroke patients: frequency and effectiveness of rehabilitation and speech therapy

Anna Grażyńska

, Weronika Urbaś

, Krzysztof Duda

, Mateusz Toś

, Maria Flak

, Elżbieta Zych-Twardowska

, Ewa Krzystanek

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31261/LOGOPEDIASILESIANA.2020.09.20

Abstract

The study presented here was conducted on post-stroke patients in the years 2014–2017. Data was collected using a survey questionnaire based on single-choice questions, Barthel ADL Index and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). As many as 128 out of 135 respondents (94.8%) were referred for further treatment after initial rehabilitation. Of these, 33.6% did not continue their rehabilitation. Most of the remaining ones chose outpatient (32.9%) or inpatient rehabilitation in a hospital (29.4%). After the second examination of the physical condition of the patients, improvement was noted in those who participated in long-term rehabilitation. This feeling was also declared by the patients themselves. Out of all respondents, 92 people suffered from speech disorders, of which only 21.7% participated in speech therapy, and in this group 90% noticed a significant improvement in verbal communication. A small percentage of patients with aphasia recognize and follow speech therapy recommendations. Patients and their carers should be informed in more detail about the benefits of rehabilitation and speech therapy.

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stroke , aphasia , rehabilitation , speech therapy

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Grażyńska, A., Urbaś, W., Duda, K., Toś, M., Flak, M., Zych-Twardowska, E., & Krzystanek, E. (2020). Post-stroke patients: frequency and effectiveness of rehabilitation and speech therapy. Logopedia Silesiana, (9), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.31261/LOGOPEDIASILESIANA.2020.09.20

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No. 9 (2020)
Published: 2021-01-12

ISSN: 2300-5246

eISSN: 2391-4297

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