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The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of an upper limb rehabilitation robot therapy on hemispatial neglect in stroke patients. METHODS: Patients were randomly divided into an upper limb rehabilitation robot treatment group (robot group) and a control group. The patients in the robot group rece...

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Autores principales: Choi, Yoon Sik, Lee, Kyeong Woo, Lee, Jong Hwa, Kim, Sang Beom, Park, Gyu Tae, Lee, Sook Joung
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Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27606267
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.611
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author Choi, Yoon Sik
Lee, Kyeong Woo
Lee, Jong Hwa
Kim, Sang Beom
Park, Gyu Tae
Lee, Sook Joung
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Lee, Kyeong Woo
Lee, Jong Hwa
Kim, Sang Beom
Park, Gyu Tae
Lee, Sook Joung
author_sort Choi, Yoon Sik
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description OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of an upper limb rehabilitation robot therapy on hemispatial neglect in stroke patients. METHODS: Patients were randomly divided into an upper limb rehabilitation robot treatment group (robot group) and a control group. The patients in the robot group received left upper limb training using an upper limb rehabilitation robot. The patients sat on the right side of the robot, so that the monitor of the robot was located on the patients' left side. In this position, patients could focus continuously on the left side. The control group received conventional neglect treatment, such as visual scanning training and range of motion exercises, administered by occupational therapists. Both groups received their respective therapies for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Several tests were used to evaluate treatment effects before and after the 3-week treatment. RESULTS: In total, 38 patients (20 in the robot group and 18 in the control group) completed the study. After completion of the treatment sessions, both groups showed significant improvements in the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test 3rd edition (MVPT-3), the line bisection test, the star cancellation test, the Albert's test, the Catherine Bergego scale, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Korean version of Modified Barthel Index. The changes in all measurements showed no significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSION: This present study showed that the upper limb robot treatment had benefits for hemispatial neglect in stroke patients that were similar to conventional neglect treatment. The upper limb robot treatment could be a therapeutic option in the treatment of hemispatial neglect after stroke.
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spelling pubmed-50129722016-09-07 The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients Choi, Yoon Sik Lee, Kyeong Woo Lee, Jong Hwa Kim, Sang Beom Park, Gyu Tae Lee, Sook Joung Ann Rehabil Med Original Article OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of an upper limb rehabilitation robot therapy on hemispatial neglect in stroke patients. METHODS: Patients were randomly divided into an upper limb rehabilitation robot treatment group (robot group) and a control group. The patients in the robot group received left upper limb training using an upper limb rehabilitation robot. The patients sat on the right side of the robot, so that the monitor of the robot was located on the patients' left side. In this position, patients could focus continuously on the left side. The control group received conventional neglect treatment, such as visual scanning training and range of motion exercises, administered by occupational therapists. Both groups received their respective therapies for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Several tests were used to evaluate treatment effects before and after the 3-week treatment. RESULTS: In total, 38 patients (20 in the robot group and 18 in the control group) completed the study. After completion of the treatment sessions, both groups showed significant improvements in the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test 3rd edition (MVPT-3), the line bisection test, the star cancellation test, the Albert's test, the Catherine Bergego scale, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Korean version of Modified Barthel Index. The changes in all measurements showed no significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSION: This present study showed that the upper limb robot treatment had benefits for hemispatial neglect in stroke patients that were similar to conventional neglect treatment. The upper limb robot treatment could be a therapeutic option in the treatment of hemispatial neglect after stroke. Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2016-08 2016-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5012972/ /pubmed/27606267 http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.611 Text en Copyright © 2016 by Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Choi, Yoon Sik
Lee, Kyeong Woo
Lee, Jong Hwa
Kim, Sang Beom
Park, Gyu Tae
Lee, Sook Joung
The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients
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title_full The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients
title_fullStr The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients
title_short The Effect of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Hemispatial Neglect in Stroke Patients
title_sort effect of an upper limb rehabilitation robot on hemispatial neglect in stroke patients
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27606267
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.611
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