Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Neurologic Outpatient Rehabilitation in Patients Surviving Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke With Minor or No Residual Deficits

Kamm, Christian P.; Schmid, Jean-Paul; Müri, René M.; Mattle, Heinrich P.; Eser, Prisca; Saner, Hugo (2014). Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Neurologic Outpatient Rehabilitation in Patients Surviving Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke With Minor or No Residual Deficits. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 95(4), pp. 656-662. Elsevier 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.10.013

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Objective
To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program combining secondary prevention and neurorehabilitation to improve vascular risk factors, neurologic functions, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients surviving a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke with minor or no residual deficits.

Design
Prospective interventional single-center cohort study.

Setting
University hospital.

Participants
Consecutive consenting patients having sustained a TIA or stroke with 1 or more vascular risk factors (N=105) were included.

Interventions
Three-month hospital-based secondary prevention and neurorehabilitation outpatient program with therapeutic and educational sessions twice a week. Patients were evaluated at entry and program end.

Main Outcome Measures
Impact on vascular risk factors, neurological outcome, and HRQOL.

Results
A total of 105 patients entered the program and 95 patients completed it. Exercise capacity (P<.000), smoking status (P=.001), systolic (P=.001) and diastolic (P=.008) blood pressure, body mass index (P=.005), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P=.03), and triglycerides (P=.001) improved significantly. Furthermore, the 9-Hole-Peg-Test (P<.000), Six-minute Walking Test (P<.000), and One Leg Stand Test (P<.011) values as well as HRQOL improved significantly. The program could be easily integrated into an existing cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation center and was feasible and highly accepted by patients.

Conclusions
Comprehensive combined cardiovascular and neurologic outpatient rehabilitation is feasible and effective to improve vascular risk factors, neurologic functions, and HRQOL in patients surviving TIA or stroke with minor or no residual deficits.

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