Quality of life in post-stroke patients

Abstract

Introduction: Strokes are the third most common cause of hospitalization in Slovakia. This is a serious social and economic problem, because after a stroke almost half of the patients have a persistent neurological deficit. The goal of this research was to assess the quality of life of patients who have had an acute stroke. Design: Quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The Stroke Impact Scale (SIS 3.0) was completed by 80 patients, an average age of 69.9 (± 9.49) years within 28 days after a stroke. The results were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman correlation. Results: The average score for each SIS 3.0 domain ranged from 48.28 (social participation) to 75.18 (communication). The overall recovery rate was estimated at an average of 54.10 (± 29.19) points. There were no significant differences in the SIS domains by gender, and a worse score in the memory and thinking domain was only identified in women (p ≤ 0.05). Older age significantly correlated with most domains (p ≤ 0.05). The association between overall recovery rate and all SIS domains (p ≤ 0.05), except the emotion domain, was confirmed. Conclusions: Assessing the consequences of strokes is important for the effective management of healthcare, psychological and social care, respecting the individual needs of the patient.

Effect of Breather on Multidimensional Outcomes in Post-Stroke Survivors

“…The Stroke Impact Scale (SIS 3.0), created by Duncan et al [6] , is one of the unique measures for evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that enables a thorough multidimensional assessment of the effects of a stroke on ADLs and Instrumental ADLs (IADLs), mobility, memory and thinking, emotions, communication, and social participation/role fulfillment; are all assessed. All items were scored on a scale from 1 to 5, with a lower score representing more difficult conditions [7] .…”

Depression and anxiety as predictors of quality of life after a stroke

“…A stroke affects multiple areas of a person's life. Social, family, physical, emotional areas, and work habits are most affected (Akinpelu et al, 2012;Akosile et al, 2013;Dimunová et al, 2021;Enato et al, 2011;Hamza et al, 2014). Depression and anxiety are reported as common consequences after strokes, and have a direct impact on patients' quality of life (Donnellan et al, 2010).…”