Effects of Meaningful Action Observation Therapy on Occupational Performance, Upper Limb Function, and Corticospinal Excitability Poststroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial
Table 1
Eating-related meaningful tasks (I–IV), their subtasks, and the procedure time.
Task
Subtask
Task I Pour water from bottle to glass
Task II Eating food bimanually
Task III Drink water from a hard glass
Task IV Eat a piece of carrot with fork
Time for watching films (AOTor sham)
Time for performance
A
Reach to the bottle
Reach to the spoon and fork
Reach to the glass
Reach to the fork
2 m
3 m
B
Grasp the bottle
Grasp the spoon and fork
Grasp the glass
Grasp the fork
2 m
3 m
C
Bring the bottle near to the glass
Take some meal
Bring the glass near to the mouth
Bring the fork near to the carrot
2 m
3 m
D
Pour water into glass
Bring spoon to mouth and eat
Drink from the glass
Bring the carrot to the mouth
2 m
3 m
E
Reach out to desktop
Reach out and place spoon and fork beside the plate
Reach out to the desktop
Reach out to the dish
2 m
3 m
F
Release the bottle
Release the spoon and fork
Release the glass
Release the fork
2 m
3 m
G
Rest arm
Rest arm
Rest arm
Rest arm
2 m
3 m
H
Whole task
Whole task
Whole task
Whole task
2 m
3 m
Films in AOT includes videos of a model performing the A-H subtasks for intervention group. Films in sham include videos of nature and landscapes for control group. m: minute; whole task: the combination of subtasks A–G.
