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Effects of Splints on Hand Function in Person with Traumatic Brain Injury

외상성 뇌손상 환자의 손보조기 적용이 손기능에 미치는 효과

  • Kim, Eun-Joo (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Jeonju University)
  • Received : 2018.06.14
  • Accepted : 2018.07.20
  • Published : 2018.07.28
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Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of a short thumb splint and a glove type splint which combined features of a fitness glove in order to improve hand function and performance of functional task after traumatic brain injury. One subject with traumatic brain injury participated in this study and wore a short thumb splint and customized glove type splint. His hand function was significantly improved when comparing to that of not using those splints. In addition, using the glove type splint was more significant to perform functional tasks than using the short thumb splint. The findings of this study identified that hand function of people with traumatic brain injury was improved by using those splints as an occupational therapy service and it is necessary to adapt the customized splints according to the personal characteristics.

외상성 뇌손상 환자에게 일반적인 형태의 짧은 엄지보조기(thumb splint)와 헬스장갑을 수정하여 만든 장갑형 보조기를 적용하여 손기능과 기능적 과제 수행에서의 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상자는 외상성 뇌손상 1인을 대상으로 하였고 개별실험연구 방법 중 동시중재교차 연구설계를 적용하였다. 짧은 엄지보조기와 맞춤 제작한 장갑형 보조기를 이용한 중재의 결과는 보조기를 적용하지 않은 손과 비교하였을 때 즉각적인 손기능의 향상이 있었으며 두 가지 보조기 중에서는 장갑형 보조기를 사용하였을 때 기능적 과제에서 더 유용하였다. 외상성 뇌손상 환자가 가지는 손기능 장애의 작업치료중재로써의 보조기가 효과적임을 확인할 수 있었고 개인별 특성에 맞춘 보조기 적용의 필요성을 확인할 수 있었다. 앞으로 유사한 대상자들에 대한 다양한 상태에서의 보조기 적용에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

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