RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Assessment of the stroke-specific quality-of-life scale in KFHU, Khobar
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 171
OP 178
DO 10.17712/nsj.2021.2.20200126
VO 26
IS 2
A1 Sarah M. Alotaibi
A1 Horia M. Alotaibi
A1 Amira M. Alolyani
A1 Fawziah A. Abu Dali
A1 Alaa K. Alshammari
A1 Amani A. Alhwiesh
A1 Danya M. Gari
A1 Inam Khuda M.Q Khuda
A1 Christopher A. Vallabadoss
YR 2021
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/2/171.abstract
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.