Abstract:
The purpose of a quasi-experimental, pre- and post-experimental, study was to determine the effect of rehabilitation nursing care focusing on cognitive function program on activities of daily living among ischemic stroke patients. The sample were 48 ischemic stroke patients who were recruited from inpatients at Wachira Hospital. The control group (n=24) and experimental group (n=24) were matched by gender and age. The control group received conventional care while the experimental group attended the six weeks of rehabilitation nursing care focusing on cognitive function program. The instruments for collecting data were the socio-demographic profile, functional independence measure to measure activities of daily living, and monitoring the daily practices of cognitive function by using a daily diary for recording daily cognitive function. Its Cronbachs Alpha Coefficient was at .87 . Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. 1) The results revealed that the mean score of activities of daily living in ischemic stroke patients after attending the program was significantly higher than before attending the program (t = 29.44, df = 23, p = .000). The mean score of communication skill and social cognition domain of activities of daily living were significantly higher than before attending the program ( t= 2.29 ,df=46, p=.02 ; t=7.00 ,df 46,p=.00 ) 2)The mean score of activities of daily living in experimental group who attended the program was significantly greater than the control group (t = 5.28, df = 46, p = .000).