Measurement of self-report scale (SRS) for assessing activity participation to home-based exercise regime among stroke survivors

Abstract

Stroke survivors are often deconditioned and prone to a sedentary lifestyle, which limits everyday activities. In discharge patients’ home-rehabilitation is crucial for reaching full functional abilities, and its cost-effective services can also alleviate anxiety among patients and caregivers. Therefore, self-report scale (SRS) is designed to assess the activity participation to prescribed home-based exercise regime among Stroke Survivors. After satisfying the inclusion criteria and informed consent, a total of 30 patients who are going to discharge from the hospital were randomly divided into Group A (control) and Group B (experimental). Group A (n=15) receives explicit verbal instruction and demonstration of the prescribed home exercises, while group B receives an exercise brochure containing descriptions and pictorial illustrations of the above exercises. Both groups were asked to fill a self-report scale under the direct supervision of the caregiver. The baseline demographic characteristics passed the normality test (W). The mean of the patient self-report scale of Group A is 188.75±21.89, and that of Group B is 222±24.73 with a "t" value (-2.07) and p-value 0.046, the test is significant at p<0.05. The participation rate of Group B (78.93%) indicates a significant increase in activity participation as compared to Group A. It is concluded from the above study that self-report scale (SRS) assesses the participation levels to the prescribed home-based exercise regime among stroke survivors. Keywords: Stroke survivors, home-based exercises, self-report scale, activity participation.