Objectives : This research aims to examine the performance level of daily living activities of stroke patients
in Busan besides their occupational therapy time and find appropriate treatment directions.
Methods : This research was conducted from March to April 2016 on the performance of daily living
activities of 48 stroke patients who live in Busan and visit D Hospital to be hospitalized and
outpatient clinic. This research used a survey questionnaire and used SPSS win 19.0 to analyze
data.
Results : For the question asking the daily living activity performance of research subjects outside their
occupational therapy units, 17 patients answered ‘they carry out daily living activities’ and 31
patients answered ‘they do not carry out daily living activities.’ Also, the most common activities
were washing and wiping hands, cleaning the kitchen shelf or desk surface, standing
from chairs, pulling a chair from a table to sit down, holding a cup with a handle, brushing
teeth, wearing socks, and wearing shoes in order.
Conclusion : To enable stroke patients to perform the activities of daily living in their everyday life, various
programs considering their functions and environments must be developed and applied
based on the results of stroke patients’ daily living activity performance besides therapy units.