A Cross-Sectional Study
Determining Factors of Functional Independence and Quality of Life of Patients One Month after Having Suffered a Stroke
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480635 |
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| Authors | Josefa González‐Santos (0000-0003-3089-7018, Universidad de Burgos), Josefa González-Santos (Universidad de Burgos), Paula Rodríguez-Fernández (0000-0003-0925-6187, Universidad de Burgos), Rocío Pardo-Hernández (0000-0003-0084-8848, Universidad de Burgos), Jerónimo J González‐Bernal (0000-0002-7298-9060, Universidad de Burgos), Jessica Fernández-Solana (0000-0001-9937-7753, Universidad de Burgos, corresponding author), Mirian Santamaría‐Peláez (0000-0002-4255-7355, Universidad de Burgos) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 995-995 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20020995 |
| PMID | 36673749 |
| OpenAlex | W4313509570 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
(1) Background: loss of quality of life (QoL) and functional independence are two of the most common consequences of suffering a stroke. The main objective of this research is to study which factors are the greatest determinants of functional capacity and QoL a month after suffering a stroke so that they can be considered in early interventions. (2) Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted which sample consisted of 81 people who had previously suffered a stroke. The study population was recruited at the time of discharge from the Neurology Service and Stroke Unit of the hospitals of Burgos and Córdoba, Spain, through a consecutive sampling. Data were collected one month after participants experienced a stroke, and the main study variables were quality of life, measured with the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Measure (NEWSQOL), and functional independence, measured with the Functional Independence Measure-Functional Assessment Measure (FIM-FAM). (3) Results: the factors associated with a worse QoL and functional capacity one month after having suffered a stroke were living in a different dwelling than the usual flat or house (p < 0.05), a worse cognitive capacity (p < 0.001) and a worse functional capacity of the affected upper limb (p < 0.001). A higher age was related to a worse functional capacity one month after suffering a stroke (p = 0.048). (4) Conclusions: the type of dwelling, age, cognitive ability and functional capacity of the affected upper limb are determining aspects in functional independence and QoL during the first weeks after a stroke
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Independence (probability theory · Pathology · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Quality of life (healthcare · Statistics · Stroke (engine · Acute Ischemic Stroke Management · Engineering · Mathematics · Medicine · Neurological disorders and treatments · Nursing · Psychology · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · Gerontology
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