Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program on Cognitive Function and Sleep Quality in Stroke Patients: Quasi Experimental Study

Introduction: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. According to WHO stroke is the second commonest cause of mortality. The most frequent post stroke consequences were found to be cognitive impairment and sleep quality. Objective: To find the effect of cognitive rehabilitation program on cognitive function and sleep quality in post stroke patients. Material and Methods: The quasi-experimental study was performed with 25 patients with stroke between October 2022 to October 2023.The patients received 8 weeks cognitive rehabilitation program. Outcome measures include Hindi version of MOCA and PSQI. Outcomes measures were assessed at baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks of cognitive rehabilitation. Result: Data from 25 individuals were analysed by using repeated measures of ANOVA. Analysis of data reflected that after eight weeks of cognitive rehabilitation, there was a significant (p<0.01) improvement in cognitive function and depression. Cognitive function improved from 15.76 ± 3.33 to 18.8 ± 3.43 after 4 weeks and 22.72 ± 3.61 after 8 weeks. The sleep problems score decreased from 29.28 ± 6.674 to 21.56 ± 6.178 after 4 weeks of intervention and 17.04 ± 7.027 after 8 weeks of rehabilitation. Conclusion: This study concluded that cognitive rehabilitation program had significant improvement in the cognitive function and sleep quality after the cognitive rehabilitation program. Key words: Post stroke rehabilitation, Cognitive function, sleep problems, Cognitive rehabilitation program.