ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF MIND-BODY ACTIVATION STRATEGIES IN PROMOTING REHABILITATION OF ELDERLY STROKE PATIENTS — REINTEGRATION BASED ON THE ICF COMPREHENSIVE FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

The objective of this study was to fully implement the comprehensive rehabilitation concept based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and integrate Mind-body Activation strategies into the holistic rehabilitation and supportive treatment of elderly patients with post-stroke hemiparesis. The aim was to assess the potential of promoting overall recovery in elderly stroke patients and explore a novel approach to stroke rehabilitation that emphasizes the integration of mind and body. A total of 103 elderly patients with post-stroke hemiplegia receiving rehabilitation treatment were selected and randomly assigned to the control group and experimental group. In the control group, 52 patients received intervention with routine rehabilitation exercise training, while in the experimental group, 51 patients adopted the Mind-body Activation strategy combined with routine rehabilitation exercise training to achieve physical and mental integration through techniques such as warm-up exercises and music therapy. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention in terms of walking function, balance function, daily living ability, and cognitive ability. The results showed that after the intervention for 3 months, the Holden walking functional grading, Berg scale score, Barthel scale score and MMSE score of patients in both groups were significantly higher than those before the intervention ([Formula: see text]). Additionally, the above four indicators of patients in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group ([Formula: see text]). The Mind-body Activation strategy incorporated into routine rehabilitation exercise training can effectively enhance the walking function, balance function, daily living ability and cognitive ability of elderly stroke patients with hemiplegia. The Mind-body Activation strategy is a feasible and effective new rehabilitation method of hemiplegia after stroke, which is conducive to promoting the comprehensive rehabilitation of elderly stroke patients.