SOME FACTORS RELATED TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS AFTER REHABILITATION INTERVENTION

Văn Minh Phạm, Thị Minh Thu Phạm

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Objective: Identifying some factors related to the QoL of ischemic stroke patients after rehabilitation intervention. Method: Intervention study, before and   after treatment was conducted on 92 inpatient stroke and ischemic stroke patients at Hanoi Rehabilitation Hospital who received a rehabilitation program including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, nursing for 01 month. Patients were evaluated using the Stroke Specific Quality of Life/SSQOL scale. Results: After 4 weeks of intervention, it was shown that the more severe the neurological deficit, the greater the impact on quality of life; the more severe the level of cognitive impairment, the lower the QoL. Quality of life scores were higher than those of patients with 2 or more strokes, however, there was no significant difference in QoL scores between the group under 60 years old and the group greater than or equal to 60 years old, between male and female stroke patients, between stroke patients with less than 2 comorbidities and patients with 2 or more comorbidities. Conclusion: After 4 weeks of rehabilitation intervention, there was a significant difference in the level of neurological deficits, level of cognitive impairment, number of strokes and QoL, but no significant difference was seen. significance between age group, gender, co-morbidities and QoL.

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