Abstract

Objective: To determine the relationship of eye-hand coordination and sensorimotor impairment with hand dominancy among stroke survivors.
Methodology: This correlational study was conducted from March to August 2021 and included 215 stroke patients of different hospitals of region. Nonprobability convenient sampling technique was used. Study included both male and female sub-acute and chronic stroke patients middle cerebral artery. Upper limb Fugl-Meyer test, Modified Rankin scale, finger to nose test and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test were employed to investigate the difference between the patient’s dominant and non-dominant hand in terms of movement time.
Results: Of 215 patients, 107(35.8%) were males and 108(36.1%) females. Mean age was 58.0+ 9.1 years. Ischemic stroke was present in 111(47%) and 104(43%) had hemorrhagic stroke. Mean value of JTHFT score in dominant hand was 35.55+15.85s, and in non-dominant hand 32.18+16.63s. MRS showed significant relationship with FMA, r= -0.85 (p=0.001) and JTHFT r = -0.32, -0.41 (p=0.001).
Conclusion: There was an association of eye-hand coordination and sensorimotor impairments with hand dominancy among stroke survivors. They had poorer eye-hand coordination in terms of slower movements when using their affected hand due to which activities of daily living and independent activities of daily living were compromised.

Key words: Hemorrhagic, sensorimotor impairments, stroke.