Mediating Effect of Upper Limb Use on the Relationship Between Upper Limb Performance and Activities of Daily Living: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis

• Published in: Cureus Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e30849
• Main Authors: Hiraga, Yuki, Hayashi, Toshiharu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Science and Business Media LLC 29.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V; Cureus
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Epidemiology/Public Health; Longitudinal studies; Neurosurgery; Occupational therapy; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Speech therapy; Stroke; Japan; upper limb performance; mediation analysis; activity of daily living; frequency of use; stroke

Upper limb performance, frequency of upper limb use, and psychological factors are associated with activities of daily living (ADLs) after stroke. We performed a mediation analysis to investigate how the frequency of upper limb use and some psychological factors mediate the relationship between uppe...