Investigation of Individuals with Stroke Within the ICF Framework

Holistic rehabilitation service All participants in the study were cared for in the inpatient unit. The same physician and nurses followed the participants for 1 month. The participants were regularly taking their medication and had no co-morbidities. All participants stayed in double rooms and all stayed with their caregivers. The assessments were carried out within the first 3 days of admission to the inpatient unit. The second assessments were repeated by the same professional. Rehabilitation interventions were provided by different therapists. Participants were given standard physiotherapy services (electrotherapy, exercise, gait training, hydrotherapy, respiratory therapy) and standard occupational therapy services. Occupational therapy interventions were provided by the researchers. Physiotherapy services were provided by physiotherapists working full-time in the hospital. Physiotherapy was provided 5 days a week and occupational therapy was provided 3 days a week.