Effects of Strategy Training for Physical Activity (STPA) on the Post-stroke Executive Dysfunction

STPA is a home-based rehabilitation that guides stroke participants to implement strategy training for addressing barriers to physical activity engagements. Participants learn and practice meta-cognitive strategies (to set a goal, to make a plan, to do the plan, to check the performance of the plan) throughout the intervention period.

PA program consists of a warm-up for 5 minutes, an aerobic exercise program for 30-40 minutes, a multicomponent exercise program (resistance and balance training) for 10-20 minutes, and finally, a cooling down program for 5 minutes.

Stroke-related information and knowledge that includes stroke subtypes and their etiology, risk factors of primary and secondary stroke, healthy lifestyles, common sequala, and adaptive skills for impaired functions are provided.