Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of rehabilitation education on upper-limb motor function in stroke patients. Methods 40stroke patients were divided randomly into treatment group and control group. The treatment group (n=20) accepted rehabilitation and rehabilitationeducation, and control group (n=20) accepted rehabilitation only. They were assessed with Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS),Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) of upper-limb and Barthel Index (BI) before and after treatment. Results The scores of FMA and BI improvedin both groups after treatment (P<0.01), but the score of MAS improved only in the treatment group (P<0.01). The scores of FMA,BI and MAS improved more in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion Rehabilitation education plays an importantrole in motor function rehabilitation after stroke.

Key words: stroke, rehabilitation education, motor function