Objective : This study is to compare and analyze the bioelectrical impedance values on the lower extremity
(affected and non-affected side) in hemiplegic stroke older patients.
Methods : Experimental subjects were 24 stroke patients with hemiplegia undergoing stroke rehabilitation
between October to November, 2015. Prediction marker, resistance, reactance, and phase angle
were measured in the lower extremity (affected and non-affected side) of hemiplegic stroke
patients, using MultiScan 5000, and then they were expressed as quantified values.
Results : The affected and non-affected side of lower extremity in stroke older patients with hemiplegia
exhibited significant differences in prediction marker, reactance, and phase angle (p<0.05).
Conclusion : There were significant differences in the impedance values at the affected and non-affected
side of hemiplegic stroke older patients. Thus, the possibility of evaluating stroke patients undergoing
clinical rehabilitation therapy was suggested.