Assessment of quality of life among elderly stroke patients - preliminary report

Bejer, Agnieszka; Kwołek, Andrzej

doi:10.2478/v10109-009-0006-y

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“…As for age-related effects, a greater improvement in self-reliance in activities of daily living was achieved by younger people (i.e., under 65 years of age). Bejer et al used the SS-QOL to assess the quality of life and reported that improvement after a rehabilitation program was observed in both younger and older patients [ 49 ], which is consistent with the present findings showing that the quality of life improved in both age groups.…”

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The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports

Pniak¹,

Leszczak

Kurczab³

et al. 2021

Brain Sciences

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Background: Rehabilitation-oriented therapy after a stroke must continue in various forms as a life-long effort. Aim: The study investigated the impact of spa rehabilitation on the quality of life and functional efficiency in patients after an ischemic stroke at a chronic stage of recovery. Methods: The assessment was carried out in a spa resort in southeastern Poland. It involved 32 patients with strokes who participated in a three-week rehabilitation program. Three examinations were performed: upon admission, on the day of discharge and at a two-month follow-up. The quality of life and functional efficiency were assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF and Barthel Index. Results: The quality of life was significantly higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (p < 0.001), and improvement was retained at the follow-up. The Barthel scores were higher in Exam II compared with Exam I (79.84 vs. 68.59), while the differences between the scores in Exams II and III were small (p = 0.039). Conclusions: Three-week spa rehabilitation seems to favorably affect the functional efficiency and quality of life after a stroke. The effects appear to be long-term. The gender, age and time from stroke onset do not seem to impact short-term effects. However, long-term effects are related to the time from stroke onset.

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The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports

Pniak¹,

Leszczak

Kurczab³

et al. 2021

Brain Sciences

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“…It is a complementary instrument used to measure one's health status by determining one's physical fitness in daily life [22–24]. The total BI value in the present study amounted to

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= 72.8 (min.…”

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“…To determine the patients’ degree of independence in performing activities of daily living, the Barthel Index was used. It is a complementary instrument used to measure one's health status by determining one's physical fitness in daily life [ 22 – 24 ]. The total BI value in the present study amounted to

= 72.8 (min.…”

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Tactile sensitivity on the hands skin in rheumatic patients

Kaluga

Kostiukow²,

Samborski³

et al. 2014

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IntroductionClinical symptoms of rheumatic diseases can cause changes in the level of skin tactile sensitivity.AimTo determine the tactile threshold of the hands in female patients with rheumatic diseases. It also attempted to determine correlations between rheumatic patients’ tactile sensitivity and the degree of articular movement limitations, the Barthel Index (BI) and Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI) results, the level of disability of the right hand and the left hand as well as age, education and eyesight.Material and methodsNinety-nine female rheumatic patients aged 19–87 years took part in the study. The control group comprised 45 healthy women aged 23–80 years. The measurement of the tactile threshold was performed using the Touch-Test™ Sensory Evaluators (Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments Test). The tactile threshold was measured at three sites on the hand: the little finger, the index finger and the metacarpus.ResultsThe patients’ tactile sensitivity ranges were classified as normal, diminished light touch and diminished protective touch. The degree of their disability was correlated with tactile sensitivity. The patients’ tactile sensitivity worsens with age, but it is not correlated with the level of education. The lateralization was similar to that of the control group and was not correlated with tactile sensitivity. The worsening eyesight, independent of rheumatic disease, corresponds, however, with decreasing tactile sensitivity.ConclusionsThe patients represented a group with a medium level of functional disability and lower tactile sensitivity.

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Assessment of quality of life among elderly stroke patients - preliminary report

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The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports

The Efficiency of Spa Rehabilitation in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Reports

Tactile sensitivity on the hands skin in rheumatic patients

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