2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on clinical application of the hand mental rotation task in stroke patients
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19K19885
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
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| Research Institution | Kyorin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 手の心的回転課題 / 運動イメージ / 脳卒中 / mental rotation |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we performed a hand mental rotation task in patients with first-ever stroke to confirm whether the degree of functional impairment from stroke affects the results of the hand mental rotation task. We also examined whether the results differed depending on the time of stroke onset (1 month or 3 months). The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the response time of the hand mental rotation task and the degree of functional disability of stroke patients, and there was no difference in the percentage of correct responses and response time of the hand mental rotation task between the time points after stroke onset. However, the results for each individual showed that the results varied depending on the time of year, suggesting the need for further study in the future.
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| Free Research Field |
リハビリテーション科学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
手の心的回転課題は，脳卒中患者の上肢機能訓練の一つである運動イメージ訓練の課題として臨床応用されているが，脳卒中によって生じる運動麻痺や認知障害などの機能障害の程度がこの課題に影響するか否かは明らかになっていない．この課題の適応基準に関する検討は不十分であり，基礎的知見の集積が求められている．
本研究における研究成果は，脳卒中患者の機能障害の程度は手の心的回転課題の結果に影響しないことを示唆しており，脳卒中患者への運動イメージ訓練・評価として手の心的回転課題を幅広く活用できる可能性がある．これらは今後，本課題を脳卒中患者に提供する際の適応基準を検討するための基礎的知見となり得る．
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