Effectiveness of mirror therapy on upper limb function, activities of daily living, and depression in post-stroke depression patients.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Yi Liu, Yu Yao, Qiujin
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the effects of mirror therapy (MT) on upper limb function, activities of daily living (ADLs), and depression in post-stroke depression patients.Patients and methodsBetween November 2018 and December 2019, a total of 60 post-stroke patients (33 males, 27 females; mean age: 58.45±11.13 years; range, 35 to 88 years) were included. The patients were randomly divided into either the cosntrol group (n=30) or the MT group (n=30). Regular occupational therapy was provided for the control group (two times per day for 30 min per session, five times per week over four weeks). Occupational therapy and MT were used to treat patients in the mirror group (one 30 min session once per day, five times per week over four weeks). Motor function (Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity, FMA-UE), ADL (Modified Barthel Index, MBI) and depression (17-item Hamilton Depression Scale, HAMD-17) were used to evaluate the treatment outcomes.ResultsBefore treatment, the mean HAMD-17, FMA-UE, and MBI scores showed no significant difference between the two groups (p>0.05). After treatment, the mirror group exhibited more significant improvements than the control group in terms of the mean HAMD-17, FM-UE, and MBI (p<0.05). After four weeks, the mean FMA-UE and MBI scores revealed more significant improvements than the baseline scores in the control group (p<0.01). The mean HAMD-17, FMA-UE, and MBI scores showed more significant improvements than the baseline scores in the MT group (p<0.001).ConclusionBased on these results, MT can effectively improve motor function, ADLs, and depression in post-stroke depression patients. The curative effectiveness of MT seems to be more prominent than the regular occupational therapy.
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ISSN	25870823
Journal	Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation [Turk J Phys Med Rehabil]
Volume Number	67
DOI	10.5606/tftrd.2021.6635
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8606990
Issue Number	3
PubMed reference number	34870125
e-ISSN	25871250
Language	English
Publisher	Bayçınar Medical Publishing
Publisher Date	2021-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. Copyright © 2021, Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Subject Keyword	Activities of daily living depression mirror therapy post-stroke depression upper limb function
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation