International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Neurosurgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

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• Research Article   
  Impairment of Dressing Ability in Stroke Patients: An Experimental Study
  Author(s): Shotaro Sasaki*, Seiichiro Sugimura, Makoto Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Omori, Yohtaro Sakakibara and Tsuyoshi Sashima
  
  Dressing ability is important to maintain a satisfactory standard of living. There is a high probability that dressing ability becomes impaired in stroke patients and the effects are quite serious. Approximately 49% of stroke patients are reported to be unable to independently put on their clothes within 3 weeks after the onset of stroke. When the dressing ability is impaired, restoration of this ability becomes a critical issue. Dressing support is time consuming and often causes physical fatigue of the support person. Occupational therapists usually spend a great deal of time performing interventions to improve patient’s dressing ability. For effective restoration of dressing ability, setting a reliable and practical target representing the dressing ability is very important for stroke patients in occupational therapy... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329- 9096.22.S18.005

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