PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sarah M. Alotaibi
AU  - Horia M. Alotaibi
AU  - Amira M. Alolyani
AU  - Fawziah A. Abu Dali
AU  - Alaa K. Alshammari
AU  - Amani A. Alhwiesh
AU  - Danya M. Gari
AU  - Inam Khuda M.Q Khuda
AU  - Christopher A. Vallabadoss
TI  - Assessment of the stroke-specific quality-of-life scale in KFHU, Khobar
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2021.2.20200126
DP  - 2021 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 171--178
VI  - 26
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/2/171.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/2/171.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2021 Apr 01; 26
AB  - Objectives: To assess the overall and domain-specific quality of life (QOL) in post-stroke patients using the stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) scale and to identify variables that may affect the QOL after stroke.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study, included 80 stroke patients, was conducted in the Neurology department at King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU), Khobar, Saudi Arabia, from December 2019 to February 2020. Stroke patients were interviewed using the Arabic version of the SS-QOL questionnaire and modified Rankin scale (mRS).Results: The overall quality of life in the surveyed participants was at the level of 3.72 points, which is above the average recognized in the middle of the scale that ranges from 1 to 5. The overall quality of life was not significantly correlated with sex, age, type of stroke, recurrence of stroke, and time since stroke (p>0.05). Hypertension and atrial fibrillation were the only comorbidities that were determined to be significantly associated with the overall quality of life at the level of (3.53), and (2.97) respectively (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant correlation between the mRS score and the overall quality of life (p<0.05).Conclusion: Performing a comprehensive assessment of the overall QOL in post-stroke patients will result in better health outcomes, particularly in terms of quality of functioning in psycho-social aspects.