Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: October | Volume: 11 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 239-244
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20211031
Stroke Rehabilitation and Fall Incidences in Rural Areas: A Survey
Paras Joshi1, Dinesh Sorani2
1PhD Scholar, Saurashtra University & Physiotherapist at PDU Government Hospital Rajkot.
2Principal, Government Physiotherapy College, Jamnagar.
Corresponding Author: Paras Joshi
ABSTRACT
Stroke is the leading cause of disability morbidity and mortality in the world. Stroke patients suffer from spasticity, balance issues and other higher mental issues. Stroke patients are prone to falls and fall related injuries during their recovery period. Rehabilitation for such patients may be a challenge in country like India due to their unawareness about importance of physiotherapy, economical status and unavailability of proper rehabilitation centers. Survey was done for the same.
Method: 352 patients were asked about their rehabilitation and fall incidents during their first 6 months after stroke via telephone interview.
Result: 42.61% (150) participants agreed that proper stroke rehabilitation is necessary after the incident of stroke, and only 17.05% (60) participants received the proper rehabilitation. Among Participants who did not receive rehabilitation (292), fell significantly higher than those who received the rehabilitation (60) during the first 6 months from the onset of stroke. Among all fallers 24.09 % reported serious injuries which required medical attention including fractures.
Conclusion: Stroke Rehabilitation is inadequate in rural areas due to variety of reasons, which may lead to increase in number of falls and fall related injuries
Key words: Stroke, Rehabilitation, fall incidences, balance, cognition.