Enhance caregivers’ practice on motor rehabilitation care for stroke patients at Phu Tho traditional medicine and functional rehabilitation hospital in Viet Nam

Tóm tắt

Objective: To evaluate changes in the caregivers’ practice on the motor rehabilitation care for patients after stroke at Phu Tho Provincial Traditional Medicine and Functional Rehabilitation Hospital after the caregiver-training program in 2020. Method: The one group pre-test and post-test educational intervention regarding the practice on motor rehabilitation for patients after stroke was conducted with a purposive sample of 50 caregivers who were main responsible for taking care of patients after stroke. Results: After the intervention, the caregiver’s practice of motor rehabilitation for stroke patients was significantly overall improved. The mean scores of cargivers’ practice right after the intervention and before being discharged from hospital increased up to 12.78 ± 2.18 points then continuously went up to 15.68 ± 3.04 points in comparison with 8.96 ± 2.30 points before the intervention. The numbers of cagivers who did appropriate practice on several items of taking care for motor rehabilitation of stroke patients were increased right after the intervention and before the discharge from hospital. Conclusion: The cargivers’ practice on motor rehabilitation for patients after stroke was considerablely improved after the training intervention of study.Keywords: , ,,