Quality of Life Assessment in Post-Stroke Patients

Aim. Presentation of quality of life of post-stroke patients treated in the Neurology Ward of the District Specialist Hospital. Material and methods. The research covered 80 patients after stroke, treated in the Neurology Ward of the District Specialist Hospital. The study used the diagnostic survey...

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Published in:Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku 2018-06, Vol.17 (2), p.12-22
Main Authors: Pacian, Anna, Kulik, Teresa B., Bednarz, Joanna, Kaczoruk, Monika, Kawiak-Jawor, Ewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Neurology
patient
Patients
Quality of life
Stroke
stroke pathomechanism
survey research
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Summary:Aim. Presentation of quality of life of post-stroke patients treated in the Neurology Ward of the District Specialist Hospital. Material and methods. The research covered 80 patients after stroke, treated in the Neurology Ward of the District Specialist Hospital. The study used the diagnostic survey method, the questionnaire technique and the standardized research tool: the Polish version of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL), authored by Williams et al. The scale comprised 12 subscales and an overall result, all of which ranged between 1 and 5 points. Higher scores corresponded to higher quality of life. Differences between the variables were verified with nonparametric tests. The significance level was established at p
ISSN:2450-646X
1730-1912
2450-646X
DOI:10.2478/pielxxiw-2018-0015