Rainbow T H Ho, Temmy L T Lo, Ted C T Fong, Caitlin K P Chan, Marco Y C Pang, Adrian H Y Wan, Pamela P Y Leung, Gary K K Lau
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the psychophysiological effects of an 8-week expressive arts-based intervention (EABI) on young and pre-elderly stroke survivors.
Design: A parallel-group randomized controlled trial.
Setting: Public hospitals and community sites.
Participants: Community-dwelling participants (N=157) aged between 18 and 64 years who experienced a major stroke event in the past 10 years with mild to moderate post-stroke impairments (modified Rankin scale level=1-4).
Interventions: Participants were randomly assigned to an 8-week EABI group (N=75) once per week for 90 minutes or a treatment-as-usual waitlist control group (CG) (N=82).
Main outcome measures: Outcomes of psychophysiological functioning, including depression, anxiety, perceived social support, hope, self-esteem, generic and stroke-specific quality of life (QOL), and salivary cortisol, were measured at three assessment waves: baseline (T0), 2 months after baseline (T1), and 8 months after baseline (T2). The short-term (T0-T1) and long-term (T0-T2) effects of the EABI were analyzed by latent change analysis. Mediation analysis was conducted to explore the potential mechanisms of the short-term and long-term EABI effects.
Results: From T0 to T1, the EABI group showed significant improvements in perceived social support, hope, and self-esteem (Cohen d=0.32-0.48) compared with the CG. From T0 to T2, there were significant improvements in anxiety symptoms and self-esteem, physical QOLs, and wake-up cortisol (d=0.34-0.46). Short-term improvements in perceived social support and hope partially mediated the long-term EABI effects on physical QOLs. The beneficial effects of EABI showed heterogeneity across gender and stroke types.
Conclusions: This study found short-term effects for the EABI on perceived social support and hope and long-term effects on self-esteem and physiological functioning. Future research should develop tailored EABI as multifaceted support for rehabilitation practice for stroke survivors.
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The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes original, peer-reviewed research and clinical reports on important trends and developments in physical medicine and rehabilitation and related fields. This international journal brings researchers and clinicians authoritative information on the therapeutic utilization of physical, behavioral and pharmaceutical agents in providing comprehensive care for individuals with chronic illness and disabilities.
Archives began publication in 1920, publishes monthly, and is the official journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Its papers are cited more often than any other rehabilitation journal.
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