Abstract
to identify factors associated with specific health-related quality of life in cerebrovascular accident, or stroke, survivors. cross-sectional study, carried out with 160 cerebrovascular accident survivors. Data were collected using the Barthel Index, Cerebrovascular Accident Specific Quality of Life Scale, and semi-structured instruments for sociodemographic and clinical data, analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. health-related quality of life was associated with work activity (p=0.027), physical activity (p=0.007), functional capacity (p=0.001), presence of caregiver (<0.001), motor alteration (p = 0.001) and rehabilitation (p=0.003). The functionally dependent people were 14.61 times more likely to present low health-related quality of life, and those with motor impairment were 3.07 times more likely. it was evidenced that functional dependence and motor impairment increase the chance of low health-related quality of life in cerebrovascular accident survivors.
Highlights
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or stroke, is a relevant health problem in the world and stands out for its high incidence and high costs with hospitalization and rehabilitation, especially in developing countries[1]
To identify the factors associated with specific health-related quality of life in cerebrovascular accident survivors
We identified low Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) after stroke among the study participants (146.55; ±39.05), and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.91
Summary
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or stroke, is a relevant health problem in the world and stands out for its high incidence and high costs with hospitalization and rehabilitation, especially in developing countries[1]. From January 2020 to January 2021 registered 184,536 hospitalizations due to stroke of which 49,469 were in the Northeast Region[2]. The stroke sequelae can cause multiple losses, often compromising the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)(7). This is related to the influence of a health condition or care intervention on the subjective experience of individuals in functional, cognitive, social, and psychological aspects, evidencing itself as an essential index of results after a stroke[8]
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