Quality of Life of Stroke Survivors: A 3-Month Follow-up Study

Rachpukdee, Sangkaew; Howteerakul, Nopporn; Suwannapong, Nawarat; Tang-aroonsin, Smarn

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.05.005

Cited by 53 publications

(73 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In our series, patients had a poor self-perceived health status, as reflected in low scores across the SF-36 scales, and women are significantly more severely affected, having poorer QoL scores in both mental and physical components, in agreement with in other studies [18][19][20]. Physical functioning and role-physical are the SF-36 scores that were most affected, as would be expected given that we assessed patients with a degree of disability.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Quality of Life of Stroke Patients and their Caregivers

Pinedo¹,

SanMartin²,

Zaldibar³

et al. 2017

Int J Phys Med Rehabil

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Quality of Life of Stroke Patients and their Caregivers

Pinedo¹,

SanMartin²,

Zaldibar³

et al. 2017

Int J Phys Med Rehabil

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Understanding stroke survivors' lived experience during this time is important since it is generally three months after being at home that patients 'first' have a comprehensive experience of the stroke. Prior to this time, they are more likely to be focused only on the meaning of physical disability, and only later can they also focus on the meaning of other aspects of daily life and family interactions 25 Other authors have also investigated the lived experiences of stroke survivors with qualitative methods but we found only two published studies in the last 12 years that used a phenomenological perspective to uncover the meaning of the 'whole' experience of stroke. 15,16 The first study 15 was conducted with five female survivors one year after the stroke and the investigators found the overarching theme of transformations which was interwoven with six other themes, which were dawning awareness of self as disabled, life and suffering through inexorable losses, quest for self, adaptation to change, existential reestablishment of self, reconciliation and re-engagement.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In fact soon after the stroke, generally within the first month, patients are still focused on physical recovery and do not pay attention to other important aspects of life such as, for example, family relationships, that generally emerge three months after patients are discharged home. 25 A precise and consistent description of the lived experience of stroke survivors at this specific time (three months after stroke survivors are discharged home) is lacking in the literature but may be usefully known in order to provide better care for patients who experience changing conditions over time. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the lived experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home from a rehabilitation hospital.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home: A phenomenological investigation

Simeone

Savini

Cohen

et al. 2014

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults, and has a significant impact on individuals, families, and society. Returning home after a stroke represents a challenging experience for patients who struggle to adapt to their new life conditions. Although many studies have been conducted on stroke survivors, few studies have focused on the lived experience of patients at three months after they came home after rehabilitation. Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home from rehabilitation hospitals. Method: A phenomenological methodology was used to conduct the study. Participants were enrolled from rehabilitation hospitals in the cities of Rome and Naples. Interviews were conducted at the patients' house and data were analysed with a phenomenological approach Findings: Fifteen stroke survivors were interviewed (mean age 70 years; 12 males). Five themes emerged from the phenomenological analysis of the interviews and the field notes: deeply changed life, vivid memory of the acute phase of the stroke, slowed lives, relief after recovering from stroke, being a burden for family members. Conclusions:The results of this study give an overview of the experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home. From a clinical perspective, health care providers need to provide more interventions to help survivors to cope better with life changes and encourage them to adapt to daily life limitations caused by stroke. Also, health care providers should improve support provided to family members of stroke patients.

show abstract

“…Rachpukdee et al (40) suggested that increased dependency, cognitive disorders, right hemisphere lesions, being single or widowed, being over the age of 60 years, being unemployed, having difficulties in self-care, and difficulties in covering medical costs all negatively affected the quality of life.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Central Post-Stroke Pain in Stroke Patients: Incidence and the Effect on Quality of Life

Kılıç¹,

Erhan²,

Gündüz³

et al. 2015

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of central post-stroke pain in stroke patients and the effect of central post-stroke pain on quality of life. Material and Methods: One hundred stroke patients (47 women, 53 men), admiting to the inpatient rehabilitation clinic or stroke outpatient followup clinic were included in this cross-sectional study. Patients with aphasia, intermediate and advanced levels of cognitive disorder, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous malformation, tumor, traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis causing hemiplegia, having neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome in the history were excluded. central pain was evaluated with Leeds assessent of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale (LANSS), quality of life was assessed with the Nottingham Health Profile. Results: The mean age of the patients were 60.27±11.59 years, stroke duration was 14.65 months (range 2-124). Hemiplegia was on the right side in 35 cases, left side in 65 cases. 77 patients had ischemic, 23 patients had hemorrhagic etiology. Twelve patients had central post-stroke thalamic pain. Central pain was related with a significant difference in the pain parameter of Nottingham Health Profile (NHP)(p=0.001). Conclusion:The central post-stroke pain is a complication that should not be ignored because it is not rare and has negative impact on the quality of life of patients with stroke.

show abstract

Quality of Life of Stroke Survivors: A 3-Month Follow-up Study

Cited by 53 publications

References 21 publications

Quality of Life of Stroke Patients and their Caregivers

Quality of Life of Stroke Patients and their Caregivers

The experience of stroke survivors three months after being discharged home: A phenomenological investigation

Central Post-Stroke Pain in Stroke Patients: Incidence and the Effect on Quality of Life

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About