EFFECT OF MOTOR RELEARNING PROGRAM ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG STROKE PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

BACKGROUND Stroke is one of the problems that can lead to either disability or death and this will increase the social and economic burden. OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of motor relearning program (MRP) in comparison with other treatment technique on quality of life (QoL) among stroke patients DATA SOURCES This systematic review includes Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) for patients suffering from stroke. The articles were retrieved from Google Scholar, research gate, HEC digital library, ProQuest, Iingenta and PubMed. Articles were also accessed from Journals. STUDY SELECTION Data belonged from 2000 to 2015 were included. RCTs that focus on motor relearning program or its task-oriented activity as rehabilitation program of stroke patients were included in this review. RESULTS Total 12 studies were included in this review with 378 patients. Among them, 191 had received MRP, whereas, 187 had received any other treatment technique for stroke rehabilitation. Analysis of Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Barthel Index shows that studies favor MRP, while result is slightly insignificant (0.008) with BBS and not significant (0.67) for Barthel Index.