title: Perceptual impairment and its impact on rehabilitation outcome. SUE Study Group.
abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of perceptual assessment and treatment provided on a stroke unit by comparison with that provided on health care of the elderly and general medical wards. Stroke patients admitted to hospital were randomly allocated to a stroke unit or conventional wards. Perceptual impairment was assessed on entry to the study and at 3, 6 and 12 months after randomization. Stroke unit patients show significantly less impairment of perceptual abilities at all stages after stroke. Perceptual impairment, as assessed using the Rey figure copy, was a significant predictor of outcome as assessed on the Barthel Index, Extended ADL scale and Rivermead Motor Assessment at 12 months after stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, UK.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Lincoln
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome