Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Aspects of improving cardiorespiratory fitness should be factored into therapeutics for recovery of movement in stroke patients. This study aimed to recommend optimized cardiorespiratory fitness therapeutics that can be prescribed to stroke patients base...

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Autores principales: Ki-Bok Choi, Sung-Hyoun Cho
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:aeb4a0123f2b43dfa5899888319635f32021-11-25T18:18:22ZAre Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?10.3390/medicina571111821648-91441010-660Xhttps://doaj.org/article/aeb4a0123f2b43dfa5899888319635f32021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/11/1182https://doaj.org/toc/1010-660Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1648-9144<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Aspects of improving cardiorespiratory fitness should be factored into therapeutics for recovery of movement in stroke patients. This study aimed to recommend optimized cardiorespiratory fitness therapeutics that can be prescribed to stroke patients based on a literature review and an expert-modified Delphi technique. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: we searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases and yielded 13,498 articles published from 2010 to 2019 to support the development of drafts. After applying the exclusion criteria, 29 documents were analyzed (drafts, 17 articles; modified Delphi techniques, 12 articles). This literature was reviewed in combination with the results of a modified Delphi technique presented to experts in the physical medicine and rehabilitation field. Analysis of the literature and survey results was conducted at the participating university hospital. <i>Results</i>: the results of this analysis were as follows: first, 12 intervention items derived through a researcher’s literature review and a Delphi technique questionnaire were constructed using the Likert scale; second, we asked the experts to create two modified Delphi techniques by reconstructing the items after statistical analysis for each order comprising five categories, and 15 items were finally confirmed. <i>Conclusions</i>: the recommendations in this study may lead to the development of a standard decision-making process for physiotherapists to improve their patients’ cardiorespiratory fitness. Moreover, the study results can help prescribers document patient care to reduce prescription errors and improve safety. In the future, multidisciplinary studies could potentially provide better therapeutics alternatives for cardiorespiratory fitness.Ki-Bok ChoiSung-Hyoun ChoMDPI AGarticlecardiorespiratory fitnessDelphi techniquetherapeuticsstrokerehabilitationMedicine (General)R5-920ENMedicina, Vol 57, Iss 1182, p 1182 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic cardiorespiratory fitness
Delphi technique
therapeutics
stroke
rehabilitation
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle cardiorespiratory fitness
Delphi technique
therapeutics
stroke
rehabilitation
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Ki-Bok Choi
Sung-Hyoun Cho
Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?
description <i>Background and Objectives</i>: Aspects of improving cardiorespiratory fitness should be factored into therapeutics for recovery of movement in stroke patients. This study aimed to recommend optimized cardiorespiratory fitness therapeutics that can be prescribed to stroke patients based on a literature review and an expert-modified Delphi technique. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: we searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases and yielded 13,498 articles published from 2010 to 2019 to support the development of drafts. After applying the exclusion criteria, 29 documents were analyzed (drafts, 17 articles; modified Delphi techniques, 12 articles). This literature was reviewed in combination with the results of a modified Delphi technique presented to experts in the physical medicine and rehabilitation field. Analysis of the literature and survey results was conducted at the participating university hospital. <i>Results</i>: the results of this analysis were as follows: first, 12 intervention items derived through a researcher’s literature review and a Delphi technique questionnaire were constructed using the Likert scale; second, we asked the experts to create two modified Delphi techniques by reconstructing the items after statistical analysis for each order comprising five categories, and 15 items were finally confirmed. <i>Conclusions</i>: the recommendations in this study may lead to the development of a standard decision-making process for physiotherapists to improve their patients’ cardiorespiratory fitness. Moreover, the study results can help prescribers document patient care to reduce prescription errors and improve safety. In the future, multidisciplinary studies could potentially provide better therapeutics alternatives for cardiorespiratory fitness.
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title Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?
title_short Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?
title_full Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?
title_fullStr Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?
title_full_unstemmed Are Physical Therapeutics Important for Stroke Patients to Recover Their Cardiorespiratory Fitness?
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