4.1. Effect of PA Incentive Program on QOL
post-stroke, ischemic stroke
ISCHEMIC STROKE
The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of a home-based PA incentive program on QOL with the EQ-5D-5L in the subacute post-stroke patient. The major result of our study shows a significant difference between the EG and the CG (The findings of our study are consistent with those of Chaiyawat et al., prospective RCT involving 60 patients with recent ischemic stroke [Another factor that could have confounded the results was the improved physical level of the participants. In our main publication [The PA program increased the walking distance covered at the 6MWT by 11.7 m in the CG and by 68. 9m in the EG. The evolution of the performance at the 6MWT between T0 and T1, evaluated from an analysis of variance, differed between our two groups. Post-hoc tests showed a significant 6MWT increase for the EG (18%, 