Self-efficacy and Reach Performance in Individuals With Mild Motor Impairment Due to Stroke.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Persistent deficits in arm function are common after stroke. An improved understanding of the factors that contribute to the performance of skilled arm movements is needed. One such factor may be self-efficacy (SE). OBJECTIVE:To determine the level of SE for skilled, goal-directed reach actions in individuals with mild motor impairment after stroke and whether SE for reach performance correlated with actual reach performance. METHODS:A total of 20 individuals with chronic stroke (months poststroke: mean 58.1 ± 38.8) and mild motor impairment (upper-extremity Fugl-Meyer [FM] motor score: mean 53.2, range 39 to 66) and 6 age-matched controls reached to targets presented in 2 directions (ipsilateral, contralateral). Prior to each block (24 reach trials), individuals rated their con

SUBMITTER: Stewart JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6462237 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature