Review on the Design of Group Experimental Study for Neurocognitive Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review the design of a group experimental study for neurocognitive rehabilitation of stroke patients. A total of 119 articles published from the first issue to the latest issue of the Journal of Korean Society of Neurocognitive Rehabilitation were reviewed, including the original texts of the articles. The final four articles were analyzed according to the selection and exclusion criteria of this study. The final selected articles were investigated for qualitative classification of the level of evidence and data collection. Further, frequency analysis was performed on the characteristics and variables included in the study and presented according to the patient, intervention, comparison/control, outcome method based on the extracted data. There were four group experimental studies on stroke patients published in the Journal of Korean Society of Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, and among them, one group experimental study was the most. According to the specific characteristics of stroke patients, the largest number of studies were on stroke patients with limitations in activities of daily living and impairment of upper extremity function. As a measurement tool, activities of daily life was most widely used. This study reviewed the design of a group experiment for neurocognitive rehabilitation of stroke patients and presented basic data that can be applied to evidence-based clinical trials.