en مدیریت توانبخشی Rehabilitation Management پژوهشي Original Research Articles <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><strong>Objectives</strong>: Stroke is a major cause of disability in adults, necessitating consistent patient-therapist interactions and diligent adherence to home-based rehabilitation programs to achieve substantial functional recovery. This study assessed audio-based telerehabilitation&#39;s (TR) preliminary effect and feasibility in promoting home-based upper extremity exercises among stroke survivors.<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: A 4-week parallel two-arm pilot study design was employed. Fourteen stroke survivors (seven each in the experimental and control groups) were recruited. Individuals in the control group received standard care consisting of visits to physiotherapy outpatient clinics, while the intervention group received standard care in addition to audio-based TR. The independent t-test and chi-square test were used to analyze differences in the clinical and sociodemographic data. The independent t-test was used to measure the treatment effect on the upper limb motor function (Fugl-Meyer upper extremity [FMA-UE] and Wolf motor function test [WMFT]), quality of life (QOL) (the World Health Organization (WHO) QOL brief, [WHOQOL-BREF]), and activities of daily living (Barthel index [BI]). &nbsp;<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The overall Mean&plusmn;SD age of the participants is 50&plusmn;8.2 years. The FMA-UE and WMFT scores changed from 17.57 to 25.86 (P=0.02) and 28.14 to 43.71 (P=0.03). No significant improvements in physical health, psychological, and social relationships domains of WHOQOL-BREF were recorded after the intervention. However, the environmental domain showed significant improvement (P=0.001). Scores of BI did not change significantly (P=0.49).<br> <strong>Discussion</strong>: The findings of this study provided preliminary evidence to support the feasibility and benefits of audio-based TR in promoting functional regain after the stroke. However, further studies with a robust design are needed to validate the reported effectiveness.</span></span></span></div> Telerehabilitation (TR), Upper extremity, Stroke rehabilitation, Home program, Self-management 583 594 http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1362-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hafsat Maina Ali hafsymaina@gmail.com 0000-0002-2677-8561 No Department of Physiotherapy, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman surajo.sulaiman@tiu.edu.iq 0000-0003-3927-8627 Yes Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Applied Science, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq. Umar Muhammad Bello umar.bello@gcu.ac.uk 0000-0001-8535-4163 No Department of Paramedicine and Physiotherapy, Glasgow Caledonia University, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Abdullahi Salisu Muhammad abdullahisalisu73@gmail.com 0000-0002-9024-3000 No Department of Physiotherapy, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria. Fatima Mahmud Ado mahmudfatima41@yahoo.com 0000-0002-8824-7790 No Department of Physiotherapy, Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria. Hassan Ali Maina hustaz55@gmail.com 0000-0002-8900-5822 No Department of Anesthesia, Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Madumari, Nigeria. Hussaina Abubakar Jalo husynumar2906@gmail.com No Department of Pediatrics, Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, Nigeria. Mohammed Usman Ali usmanali.muhammad@yahoo.com 0000-0002-9266-2065 No Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria. Ismail Muhammad Bello ismobello@gmail.com 0000-0002-3747-0028 No Department of Pediatrics, Khalifa Sheikh Isyaka Rabiu Paediatric Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Halima Maina halimamaina33@gmail.com 0009-0009-7699-9694 No Department of Nursing, Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu, Nigeria.