@article{ref1,
title="The effect of robot-assisted gait training frequency on walking, functional recovery, and quality of life in patients with stroke",
journal="Acta neurologica Belgica",
year="2023",
author="Yakşi, Elif and Bahadır, Elif Selim and Yaşar, Mustafa Fatih and Alışık, Tuğba and Kurul, Ramazan and Demirel, Adnan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIM: This study aims to investigate the effects of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) frequency on walking, functional recovery, QoL and mood. <br><br>METHODS: Sixty patients aged 50-75, diagnosed with post-stroke hemiplegia were entered into the retrospective analysis. Participants who scored maximum 3 on the Modified Rankin Scale and were diagnosed with moderate stroke according to The NIH Stroke Scale were included in the study. The participants in group 1 (G1) received only conventional treatment (CT), in group 2 (G2) participants received one session of RAGT per week in addition to the CT program, and group 3 (G3) received two sessions of RAGT per week in addition to the CT program. 6-min walk test (6-MWT), Barthel Index (BI), Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SSQoL), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were recorded. <br><br>RESULTS: Median change in SSQoL of G3 was significantly higher from median change of G1 (p < 0.05), and median change in BDI of G3 was significantly lower than median change of G1 (p < 0.05). Median change in BDI of G3 was also significantly lower from change of G2 (p < 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Two weekly sessions of RAGT in addition to CT exhibit positive effects on QoL and mood but no additional contribution to functional status.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0300-9009",
doi="10.1007/s13760-023-02194-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02194-1"
}