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- Title
Assessment of motor and process skills reflects brain-injured patients’ ability to resume independent living better than neuropsychological tests.
- Authors
Lindén, A.; Boschian, K.; Eker, C.; Schalén, W.; Nordström, C.-H.
- Abstract
Lindén A, Boschian K, Eker C, Schalén W, Nordström C.-H. Assessment of motor and process skills reflects brain-injured patients’ ability to resume independent living better than neuropsychological tests.Acta Neurol Scand 2004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00356.x©Blackwell Munksgaard 2004.To compare recovery of cognitive functions and activities of daily living during the first year of rehabilitation after severe brain trauma.Sixteen patients were evaluated by neuropsychological tests and occupational performance (assessment of motor and process skills, AMPS) on admission to the rehabilitation centre and 3, 6 and 12 months later.Cognitive functions improved continuously. Motor skills recovered rapidly and were relatively stable after 3 months. For process skills recovery was protracted. Six of 15 patients were still below the cut-off level after 12 months. Eleven of 13 patients deteriorated regarding process skills after leaving the rehabilitation centre.AMPS gives a different view of the patient's restitution than neuropsychological tests and may be a better indicator of the patients’ ability to resume independent living. The deterioration of process skills post-rehabilitation suggests that lasting contact in an outpatient setting might facilitate return to social life.
- Subjects
MOTOR ability; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; ENCEPHALITIS; QUALITY of life; EVERYDAY life; REHABILITATION
- Publication
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2005, Vol 111, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
0001-6314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00356.x