An evaluation of health-related quality of life of patients aroused from prolonged coma when treated by physiotherapists with or without training in the ‘Academy of Life’ programme

• Autorzy: Tomaszewski W. , Manko G. , Ziolkowski A. , Pachalska M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objective: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients aroused from prolonged coma after a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) treated by physiotherapists trained in the ‘Academy of Life’ programme. It was assumed that physiotherapists who acquired this knowledge and experience would create a better therapeutic milieu, and would be more effective than physiotherapists who had not received this training. Material and methods: 40 patients who had suffered a severe TBI in a motor vehicle accident and had been aroused from prolonged coma were examined. All the patients underwent long-term rehabilitation according to a standard, phased programme. They were divided into two numerically even groups: an experimental group, treated by therapists trained in the ‘Academy of Life’ programme, and a control group, treated by physiotherapists who were not trained in this programme. The research instruments included an analysis of documentation, a structured clinical interview, and the Quality of Life Scale. Results: As hypothesized, the experimental group showed significant improvement in HRQOL, whereas in the control group improvement was statistically non-significant. Conclusions: The patients from the experimental group, treated by physiotherapists trained in the ‘Academy of Life’, obtained a significantly greater improvement in physical and social functioning, and thus in HRQOL, than patients from the control group.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

health-related quality; life quality; patient; social isolation; aphasia; dysarthria; paresis; akinetic mutism; mutism; treatment; physiotherapist; training; Academy of Life programme

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 20
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.361-365,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Tomaszewski W.

• College of Physiotherapy, Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Manko G.

• Department of Ergonomics and Exertion Physiology, Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

autor

Ziolkowski A.

• Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

autor

Pachalska M.

• Chair of Neuropsychology, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland

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