Kinematic measures of brain drawings are associated with illness perceptions in people with stroke

Abstract

Kinematic measures of stroke patients' drawings of their brain and comments were associated with illness perceptions and not measures of physical or emotional health status. The addition of kinematic analysis may add further utility to the assessment of patients' drawings of their illness. More studies need to be performed with larger sample sizes and other patient groups.

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