Background. Additional physical activity including repetitive task practice can improve outcomes after stroke. The additional\npractice can be facilitated by therapists and family members or could also be delivered by nursing staff. Objective. To investigate\nthe feasibility of a nurse-led weekend exercise program after stroke. Participants. Individuals after stroke, who participated in a\nweekend exercise programduring their hospital admission. Methods.Aretrospective audit of the number of referrals to and amount\nof exercise repetitions achieved in a nurse-led weekend exercise program was undertaken. The weekend exercise program occurs\non each Saturday and Sunday for one hour.The repetitions of exercise completed during each class were documented by staff. An\naudit was conducted to ascertain the amount and type of exercise completed within the class. Results. During the study period 284\npeople were referred to the exercise program. The mean number of exercise repetitions completed per participant in each class was\n180.7 (SD 205.4). The number of exercise repetitions completed by participants was highly variable ranging from0 to 1190 per class.\nConclusion. The amount of average exercise repetitions completed in theWeekendWarrior program was large but with significant\nvariability. A nurse-led exercise class is a feasible method of delivering exercise opportunities to individuals in hospital after stroke.
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