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The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of an early rehabilitation program through education of caregiver on function, activities of daily living and depression in acute stroke patients. Fourteen subjects with post-stroke volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects underwent the early rehabilitation program for averaging 30 minutes daily for 4 weeks (total of 20 sessions). The outcomes were assessed by the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA), the modified Barthel index (MBI), and Korean form of geriatric depression scale (KGDS). FMA, MBI and KGDS showed significant improvement after early rehabilitation program through education of caregiver (p<0.05). This study demonstrates that an early rehabilitation program through education of caregiver may be favorable for improving motor function, activities of daily living and depression of acute stroke patients. This study provides valuable information for further studies in this field. Further studies with wider range of participants and longer experiment span are required to strengthen the results of this study.