What treatment packages do UK physiotherapists use to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke?

Tyson, S; Connell, L; Lennon, S; Busse, ME

Abstract

Objective. The aim of this study was to identify the treatment packages (combinations of interventions) used to treat
postural control and mobility problems for patients with stroke.
Method. A convenience sample of 74 physiotherapists from 34 National Health Service hospitals recorded the interventions
used to treat postural control and mobility problems for 251 patients with stroke in 1156 treatment sessions using the Stroke
Physiotherapy Intervention Recording Tool (Tyson and Selley, Disabil Rehabil 2004;26:1184 – 1188). Descriptive statistics
assessed the frequency with which the interventions were used and geometric coding indentified treatment packages.
Results. The most frequently used interventions involved facilitation, practice of activities and their components and
mobilisations. The least frequently used interventions involved the provision of equipment, teaching carers or professionals
and exercise. Two treatment packages were identified; one involving the facilitation (of activities and their components) and
the other involving whole activities (facilitation and practice).
Conclusions. Interventions are often combined in two treatment packages to treat postural control and mobility problems
after stroke. One involved facilitation (of whole and component activities) and the other involved practice and facilitation of
whole activities. Future research in which conventional or standard UK stroke physiotherapy is delivered should focus on
these interventions and exclude atypically used interventions

Citation

Tyson, S., Connell, L., Lennon, S., & Busse, M. (2009). What treatment packages do UK physiotherapists use to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(18), 1494-1500. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280802627686

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2010
• Journal: Disability and Rehabilitation
• Print ISSN: 0963-8288
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 18
• Pages: 1494-1500
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280802627686
• Keywords: Stroke, physiotherapy, posture, balance, mobility
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638280802627686