Effects of upper limb rehabilitation robot on cognitive and limb functions in stroke patients with vascular cognitive impairment
HAN Qingbo
KONG Shengjian
LIU Xiaojie
LIU Yinyin
YAN Feifei
LIU Ruifang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of upper limb rehabilitation robot on the cognitive and limb functions of stroke patients with vascular cognitive impairment(VCI).Methods A total of 112 VCI patients with stroke admitted to Navy Qingdao Special Rehabilitation Center from October 2021 to February 2024 were divided into conventional group(n=56)and robot group(n=56)by random number table.The conventional group received conventional rehabilitation intervention,while the robot group received upper limb rehabilitation robot intervention in addition to that of the conventional group.Cognitive function[Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale(MoCA)score,Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE)score],limb function[upper limb Functional Independence Measure(FIM),Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity(FMA-UE)score,modified Barthel Index(MBI)]and attention[Connection Test A(TMT-A),Connection Test B(TMT-B)]were compared.Results After treatment,scores of MoCA and MMSE,FIM,FMA-UE and MBI increased in the two groups,and the indexes in the robot group were higher than those in conventional group(P<0.05).After treatment,the time of MTT-A and MTT-B in the two groups was decreased,and the indexes in robot group were lower than those in conventional group(P<0.05).Conclusion Upper limb rehabilitation robots can significantly improve cognitive and limb functions,and enhance the quality of life of stroke patients with VCI.
Keywords：upper limb rehabilitation robotstrokevascular cognitive impairmentcognitive functionlimb function
Publication Date：2025-10-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-10-09(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 52-57 )