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Title: | Mirror therapy in improving upper body function in stroke patients |
Authors: | Borg, Dalton |
Keywords: | Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- Malta Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- Rehabilitation Cerebrovascular disease -- Physical therapy |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Citation: | Borg, D. (2019). Mirror therapy in improving upper body function in stroke patients (Bachelor’s dissertation). |
Abstract: | Overview of the topic: Stroke is one of the leading causes of major long-term disability. Rehabilitation is important to assist the stroke survivors to regain independency with their daily activities and improve their quality of life. Mirror therapy (MT) is an alternative technique which can potentially improve the rehabilitation of motor function in the upper body. The scope of this study is to determine the effectiveness of MT over conventional therapies in the improvement of upper body function Research question: When compared with conventional therapies, does mirror therapy result in an improvement in upper body functions in patients who suffered a stroke? PICO elements: The population (P) included patients who have suffered a stroke. The intervention (I) was Mirror therapy in comparison with (C) Conventional therapy. The outcome (O) of interest was improvement of upper body function. Method: The PICO question led to the development of key elements, along with alternative key terms. These terms were utilised to search for relevant articles related to the topic, with the appropriate search tools. For a comprehensive search, five search engines and databases were used together with a reference hand-search. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were developed to gather the main points from studies in the English language, published in the last 10 years, that focused on the rehabilitation of the upper body function only (Table 5). These were then applied to the selection process of relevant studies. This search strategy resulted in the retrieval of eight eligible studies. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool was used to serve as a guide for the critical appraisal of the literature. Results: The selected eight studies were composed of four systematic reviews and metaanalysis and four randomised-controlled trials. The end results showed a positive effectiveness of MT with more improvement in the upper body than the compared conventional therapy. Nevertheless, there were some inconsistencies which were analysed along the results. These variabilities could have been due to the gaps and limitations in the literature. Conclusion: The MT positive effectiveness was noted throughout the review, but some results were inconsistent. Future studies should be carried out for more reliable and consistent results. Implications and Recommendations: Future research studies should include a followup to evaluate the effectiveness of MT on a longer period and gather more extensive information on the ideal usage and implementation of MT in the clinical practice. Educational and practical implementations of the research should be done through events such as lectures and seminars planned by the management. |
Description: | B.SC.(HONS)NURSING |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/52746 |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacHSc - 2019 Dissertations - FacHScNur - 2019 |
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