Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of personalized residential environment improvement on occupational performance satisfaction and activities of daily living(ADL) in stroke patients, and desire to use as the basis for presenting an effective method for improving the residential environment of the disabled patients. Method: This study has been carried out with 3 stroke patients undergoing therapy for rehabilitation at the S hospital from August 2014 to January 2015. Residential environment improvement was conducted based on the desired space. Occupational performance, satisfaction and ADL assessed by modified COPM, K-MBI. Intervention has provided grab bar and aids fit to the environment of each person. Result: After residential environment improvement, ADL score was improved, but improved scores for specific items only. In occupational performance and satisfaction, there was a significant difference. Conclusion: The results of this study were to find out that there is a positive effect of personalized residential environment improvement on occupational performance satisfaction and activities of daily living in stroke patients, could be used as a basis for presenting an effective way to residential environment improvement of the disabled patients.
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