The application of mental training in the rehabilitation of stroke patients - Review and calculating effect sizes

Ziemainz H, Hendrich SK, Schleinkofer M, Pfeifer K (2008)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2008

Journal

Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag

Book Volume: 18

Pages Range: 198-202

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004555

Abstract

In the rehabilitation of stroke patients, mental training is increasingly attracting attention as a promising psychological complement of common exercise therapy approaches [1,2]. This article aims at an analytical description of the empirical medical evidence and at the identification and assessment of the effects of mental training in the rehabilitation of stroke patients by calculating effect sizes. First of all in a systematic literature review all studies should be identified that applied mental training as an intervention for the rehabilitation of adult stroke patients. In total, 49 studies were identified and then classified based on their quality [3]. Of these, five were either randomized (4) or clinical (1) controlled studies, which formed the basis for calculating effect sizes [4]. The analysis yielded medium (ES >0.5) to high (ES >0.8) effect sizes [5]. Given these results, it seems advisable to apply mental training as a (additional) treatment in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.

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APA:

Ziemainz, H., Hendrich, S.K., Schleinkofer, M., & Pfeifer, K. (2008). The application of mental training in the rehabilitation of stroke patients - Review and calculating effect sizes. Physikalische Medizin, Rehabilitationsmedizin, Kurortmedizin, 18(4), 198-202. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1004555

MLA:

Ziemainz, Heiko, et al. "The application of mental training in the rehabilitation of stroke patients - Review and calculating effect sizes." Physikalische Medizin, Rehabilitationsmedizin, Kurortmedizin 18.4 (2008): 198-202.

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