Abstract
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of disability; therefore, it is important to investigate factors that might affect the quality of life of stroke patients and refine rehabilitation technologies for better functional gains. The aim of this paper was to study possible factors that determine the quality of life in the residual ischemic stroke period. The MOS SF-36 health survey was completed by 210 patients undergoing early rehabilitation at a stroke care unit. The study revealed a significant decline in some quality of life indicators correlated with advancing age and severity of the condition (correlation coefficient –0.5; p < 0.01). Both physical and mental component summary scores were lower in women than in men (p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively). High scores on the majority of the applied subscales were observed in the patients with a vertebrobasilar stroke, as compared with those who had suffered a carotid stroke (p < 0.05). The early rehabilitation regimen complemented with acupuncture in the acute stroke period and the subsequent rehabilitation program at the Rehabilitation Hospital significantly contributed (р < 0.05) to improving the quality of life of stroke patients in the residual stroke period.
Highlights
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of disability; it is important to investigate factors that might affect the quality of life of stroke patients and refine rehabilitation technologies for better functional gains
The physical and mental components assessed in the residual stroke period (3 years after stroke) were characterized by significantly higher scores (81.1 ± 2.1 points and 77.8 ± 1.9 points on average, respectively; p < 0.001)
Advancing age was significantly correlated with PF, general health (GH) and VT
Summary
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of disability; it is important to investigate factors that might affect the quality of life of stroke patients and refine rehabilitation technologies for better functional gains. The study revealed a significant decline in some quality of life indicators correlated with advancing age and severity of the condition (correlation coefficient –0.5; р < 0.01). Both physical and mental component summary scores were lower in women than in men (p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively). The quality of life (QOL) after stroke and the effectiveness of poststroke rehabilitation cannot be measured by the survival rate alone [4].
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