The Effect of Kinesio Taping Combined with Virtual-Reality-Based Upper Extremity Training on Upper Extremity Function and Self-Esteem in Stroke Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Intervention
2.4. Outcome Measures
2.4.1. Fugl–Meyer Assessment for the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE)
2.4.2. Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT)
2.4.3. Motor Activity Log (MAL)
2.4.4. Self-Efficacy Scale (SEF)
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants’ Characteristics
3.2. Comparison of Changes in Upper Extremity Function in Groups before and after Intervention
3.3. Comparison of Changes in Self-Efficacy within Groups before and after Intervention
3.4. Comparison of Changes in Upper Extremity Function and Self-Efficacy between Groups before and after Intervention
3.5. Comparison of Changes in Upper Extremity Function and Self-Efficacy in Groups before and after Intervention
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Experimental Group (n = 21) | Control Group (n = 22) | X2/t | p |
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Age (year), mean ± SD | 59.00 ± 12.66 | 63.09 ± 9.66 | −1.186 | 0.243 |
Gender (male/female) | 11/10 | 13/9 | 0.433 | 0.667 |
Type of stroke (Hemorrhage/Infarction) | 11/10 | 15/7 | −1.688 | 0.100 |
Side of stroke (Right/Left) | 12/9 | 13/9 | −0.741 | 0.463 |
Time since onset of stroke (months), mean ± SD 1 | 3.81 ± 1.66 | 3.86 ± 1.28 | −0.119 | 0.906 |
Experimental Group | Control Group | Between Groups p-Values | |||||
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Before Treatment | After Treatment | p-Value | Before Treatment | After Treatment | p-Value | ||
FMA-UE | 22.00 (5.12) | 27.33 (5.25) | <0.000 ** | 22.41 (5.73) | 23.55 (6.03) | <0.000 ** | 0.034 † |
WMFT | 18.48 (4.78) | 21.71 (5.02) | <0.000 ** | 17.41 (8.23) | 18.05 (5.43) | <0.036 * | 0.027 † |
MAL-AOU | 0.94 (0.37) | 2.09 (0.78) | <0.000 ** | 1.15 (0.30) | 2.15 (0.56) | <0.000 ** | 0.782 |
MAL-QOM | 0.91 (0.32) | 2.41 (0.51) | <0.000 ** | 1.13 (0.34) | 1.90 (0.60) | <0.000 ** | 0.015 † |
SEF | 15.33 (3.74) | 21.95 (4.21) | <0.000 ** | 15.64 (4.53) | 19.05 (4.82) | <0.000 ** | 0.041 † |
Experimental Group | Control Group | p-Value | |
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FMA-UE | 5.33 (4.32) | 1.14 (1.16) | <0.000 †† |
WMFT | 3.24 (2.82) | 0.64 (1.32) | <0.001 †† |
MAL-AOU | 1.15 (0.65) | 0.99 (0.59) | <0.417 |
MAL-QOM | 1.49 (0.48) | 0.76 (0.73) | <0.000 †† |
SEF | 6.62 (4.85) | 3.41 (2.88) | <0.011 † |
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Yang, S.-W.; Ma, S.-R.; Choi, J.-B. The Effect of Kinesio Taping Combined with Virtual-Reality-Based Upper Extremity Training on Upper Extremity Function and Self-Esteem in Stroke Patients. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131813
Yang S-W, Ma S-R, Choi J-B. The Effect of Kinesio Taping Combined with Virtual-Reality-Based Upper Extremity Training on Upper Extremity Function and Self-Esteem in Stroke Patients. Healthcare. 2023; 11(13):1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131813
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Seo-Won, Sung-Ryong Ma, and Jong-Bae Choi. 2023. "The Effect of Kinesio Taping Combined with Virtual-Reality-Based Upper Extremity Training on Upper Extremity Function and Self-Esteem in Stroke Patients" Healthcare 11, no. 13: 1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131813