Outcome Measures Used in Stroke Rehabilitation in India: A Scoping Review

This paper examines the literature on outcome measures used in stroke rehab in India.

What outcome measures have been used in stroke rehabilitation in India?

How many of them were developed in India?

How many were culturally and linguistically validated?

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QOL of Patients with Parkinson's Disease Depends on the Ability to Perform ADL

A study conducted in Kerala states that Quality of Life of patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) depends on their ability to perform ADL. 

"...difficulty to do leisure time activities, performing household activities, difficulty to carry bags, problems with walking, difficulty to get around in public places, need for assistance to go out of house, fear of fall, etc. can be considered as the main factors that influence the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease. Regarding the activities of daily living...difficulty to take bath without assistance, difficulty if [sic] dressing and grooming, difficulty to write clearly, cutting up of food and disability [sic] in drinking water from glass without spilling also can be considered as a factor [sic] which affect the qualify of life of patients with Parkinson's disease" (p.15)

Occupational therapists have a huge role to play in rehabilitating patients with PD. 

Parents of Children with ASD find OT and SI efficacious

Seventy two percent of parents believe that their child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) improved with occupational therapy and 73% believed their child with ASD improved with sensory integration.

Parental Ratings of Efficacy: Occupational Therapy

Child improved dramatically - 23.5%
Child improved somewhat - 48.5%
No noticeable effect - 22.2%
Child became worse - 3.9%

Parental Ratings of Efficacy: Sensory Integration

Child improved dramatically - 29.4%
Child improved somewhat - 43.9%
No noticeable effect - 22.0%
Child became worse - 4.3%

Source: Goin-Kochel, R. P., Mackintosh, V. H., & Myers, B. J. (2009). Parental reports on the efficacy of treatments and therapies for their children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3(2), 528-537.