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We investigated the specific type of occupational therapy intervention
used by occupational therapists during inpatient stroke rehabilitation in one
midwestern U.S. hospital to determine the frequency of prefunctional versus
functional activity use. METHOD: A retrospective chart analysis was conducted of
clients who received inpatient stroke rehabilitation between January 2003 and
June 2004. Type of intervention, intervention strategies, and adaptive equipment
use were recorded for each session provided. RESULTS: The majority of sessions
(65.77%, n = 1,022) consisted of activities that were prefunctional in nature
compared with 48.26% (n = 750) that focused on activities of daily living.
Musculoskeletal intervention strategies were used in more than half (52.25%) of
the sessions. CONCLUSION: More sessions were spent on prefunctional than on
functional activities, and musculoskeletal intervention strategies were most
common. Future research studies are warranted to determine the most effective
intervention for this client population.

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