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Observational Study
. 2018 Oct 8:73:e418.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2017/e418.

Quality of life after stroke: impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors

Maria José Melo Ramos-Lima  1 , Ismênia de Carvalho Brasileiro  2 , Tamires Layane de Lima  1 , Pedro Braga-Neto  1   3
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Observational Study

Quality of life after stroke: impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors

Maria José Melo Ramos-Lima et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). .

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of ischemic stroke on health-related quality of life (QoL) and associate this event with individuals' clinical and sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods: We investigated the clinical and demographic aspects of stroke patients. The Modified Rankin Scale, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QoL) were used for correlation analysis.

Results: Among 131 patients with ischemic stroke, 53.4% of patients presented with moderate to severe disability on the Rankin Scale. According to the SS-QoL, several QoL domains were compromised. QoL was significantly negatively correlated with the values of the Rankin and NIHSS scales, indicating lower QoL among people with worse functional status and greater clinical severity of stroke (p<0.001). The use of orthosis and total anterior circulation infarct subtype of stroke led to a more marked reduction in QoL.

Conclusion: The present study described an inversely proportional relationship between the severity of stroke, disability and QoL. The use of orthosis also had a negative impact on QoL. Early identification of these factors could promote better interventions for individuals with ischemic stroke, minimizing disabilities and improving QoL.

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