EVALUATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REHABILITATIONINTERVENTIONS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE
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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions on the quality of life of patients with ischemic stroke. Method: Interventional study, comparative evaluation before and after treatment. 92 patients with ischemic stroke and inpatient treatment at the Hanoi Rehabilitation Hospital received intervention in the rehabilitation program, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, and nursing care according to the course 02 sessions/day x 5 days/week for 01 month. Patients were evaluated for quality of life using the Stroke Specific Quality of Life/SS - QOL and the European Standard Quality of Life Scale (Euro Qol - 5D/ EQ - 5D). Results: After 4 weeks of treatment, the level of Quality of Life according to the SSQOL scale, the average score of quality of life, the average score of quality of life by each area of functional health, physical health, psychology, and society at the time after 4 weeks of treatment, they were statistically significantly higher than the time of admission with p < 0.05. The mean score of patient's quality of life according to EQ - 5D scale was higher than at hospital admission with statistical significance with p < 0.001. There are 56.5% (52 patients) have improved quality of life score, 43.5% (40 patients) qualityof life score has not improved. Conclusion: After 4 weeks of treatment, according to the SS-QOL score, all patients have improved quality of life score.
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ischemic stroke, rehabilitation, quality of life.
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