Journal article
Change in functional arm use is associated with somatosensory skills after sensory retraining poststroke
M Turville, LM Carey, TA Matyas, J Blennerhassett
American Journal of Occupational Therapy | AMER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOC, INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated changes in functional arm use after retraining for stroke-related somatosensory loss and identified whether such changes are associated with somatosensory discrimination skills. METHOD: Data were pooled (N = 80) from two randomized controlled trials of somatosensory retraining. We used the Motor Activity Log to measure perceived amount of arm use in daily activities and the Action Research Arm Test to measure performance capacity. Somatosensory discrimination skills were measured using standardized modality-specific measures. RESULTS: Participants' arm use improved after somatosensory retraining (z = -6.80, p <.01). Change in arm use was weakly associated with soma..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Awarded by James S. McDonnell Foundation 21st Century Science Initiative in Cognitive Rehabilitation Collaborative Award
Awarded by Australian Research Council Future Fellowship
Awarded by NHMRC Career Development Award
Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (M. Turville), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grants (GNT1022684, Effective Sensory Rehabilitation After Stroke: Targeting Viable Brain Networks, and GNT191214, Effectiveness of Training Somatosensation in the Hand After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial), the Perpetual Foundation, the James S. McDonnell Foundation 21st Century Science Initiative in Cognitive Rehabilitation Collaborative Award (220020413), an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT0992299), and an NHMRC Career Development Award (307905). The SENSe (ACTRN1260500060951) and CoNNECT (ACIRN12613001136796) trials are registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry at https:// www.anzctr.org.au.