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Disablement and quality of life after stroke.
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This study concerns the quality of life of patients after stroke and how this is influenced by disablement and emotional factors. Ninety-six consecutive patients of mean age 71 years were followed for two years. At the end of that time 23% had experienced a recurrence of stroke and 27% were deceased. Of the survivors 76% were independent as regards activities of daily life (ADL) and lived in their own homes. Age as well as initial function were prognostically important factors. Patients who could participate in interviews marked on a visual analogue scale their evaluation of quality of life before and after stroke. Most of them had experienced a decrease and no improvement was observed during the two years. The deterioration was more pronounced in ADL dependent patients than among the independent. However, depression and anxiety were found to be of similar importance for quality of life as was physical disablement. These findings call for a greater emphasis on psychological support in the care of post stroke patients. The visual analogue scale can be a useful tool for detecting special needs.
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- Authors
- Ahlsiö, B., Britton, M., Murray, V, & Theorell, T.
- Venue
- Stroke
- Published
- 1984-09
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 886-890
- ISSN
- 0039-2499 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-4628
- OpenAlex
- W1999488593
- Cited by
- 355
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 12.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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