Use of time by stroke patients during rehabilitation at Centre for the Rehabilitation of Paralysed

Abstract

Background and Aim: Many patients have become permanently disabled after a stroke. They don’t know how to use their time properly. Most of the time they have depended on their family members/career to complete their ADLs. Therapeutic time use is most important for stroke patients because it is significantly related to improving functional status. This study aimed to identify how stroke patients spend their time on therapeutic and nontherapeutic activities during ongoing rehabilitation at Center for the Rehabilitation of Paralysed at Savar and Mirpur in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Method: Quantitative methodology with a Cross-sectional study was used to carry out the research. 100 participants were selected from two rehabilitation centers. Participants were selected through a purposive sampling procedure. Data were taken through sociodemographic information form & Modified Occupational Questionnaire (MOQ) Scale. Finally, SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) was used and Descriptive analysis was also used for data analysis. Findings: This study was conducted among 100 stroke patients where the mean age was 50.58 years and most of the participants was graduated. About 58% were male and 42% were female participants in this study. In this research, investigator found 36% of participants were spend 1-2 hours in therapeutic activities, most of the participants (52%) were spend 3-4 hours, and 12% were spend 5-6 hours in therapeutic activities. Conclusion: Patients spent more than half of the day on non-therapeutic activities. Key words: Stroke, Time use.