ABSTRACT

Objective : The purpose of this study was a meta-analysis on the effects of community-based intervention for activities of daily living performance in stroke. Methods : We using searches PubMed, MEDLINE and Cochran CENTRAL, RISS. The study used a PEDro scale for each section in the evaluation of the quality. Included studies were analyzed based on the sample size, pre-post mean difference and standard deviation, with 95.0% confidence interval. Results : Total 7 studies included for meta-analysis. Involved 388 participants. The effective sizes based on the stroke for ADL 2.63 which could be interpreted as having a “large effect size”. The results community- based intervention was statistically significant for ADL with stroke. Conclusion : Community-based intervention proved to be effective for ADL with community residence stroke. We suggestion community based intervention evidence for stroke in results. Also community based interventions should be variety and wide range for stroke.