Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Stroke: Comparison Between the Short Form 36 and the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Neurology - Year 2020, Vol 26, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the Turkish version of the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scales (SS-QOL) and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) Scale used to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with stroke, to evaluate the effectiveness of both scales, and to determine whether these two scales differed according to sociodemographic characteristics in patients with stroke. HRQoL measurements are commonly used to quantify disease burden, to evaluate treatment method, and to facilitate benchmarking. The study had a descriptive and methodologic design. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 205 patients who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of stroke and followed up for at least 48 hours in a neurology department of a hospital in Istanbul. The data of the study were collected using a form including 18 questions related to sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and the disease, and the SF-36 and SS-QOL scales. In the analysis of data, in addition to descriptive statistical methods, the Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman’s correlation analysis were used. Significance was evaluated at p<0.05. Approval of the institutional ethics committee was obtained. Results: The mean age of the study group was 65.23±13.64 years. The study group consisted of primary school graduates (46.6%), married (75%), and unemployed (84.9%) patients. It was observed that the mean scores of SF-36 and SS-QOL subdimensions-apart from mental health-mood subdimensions-were higher than those of the SS-QOL, and both scales had higher internal consistencies, ranging between 0.74-0.97 for SS-QOL and 0.59-0.95 for SF-36. Also, there was a positive, and statistically significant correlation between the dimensions of the scales (p<0.05), and a moderate correlation existed between similar subdimensions (r=0.042-0.59). Conclusion: Both scales can be used to evaluate the quality of life of patients with acute stroke. However, SS-QOL is recommended as a priority for patients with acute stroke.
Authors and Affiliations
Besey Ören, Neriman Zengin, Selma Dağcı
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP691587
- DOI 10.4274/tnd.2020.12316
- Views 129
- Downloads 0
Prevalence of Non-motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: A Study from South India
Objective: Non-motor symptoms (NMS) play a vital role in managing Parkinson’s disease (PD) and have become the leading cause of deterioration of quality of life with the progression of the disease. The aim of the present...
Bilateral Frontal Hemorrhagic Necrosis Associated with Acute Ethanol Poisoning on the Basis of Chronic Alcoholism: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Chronic alcoholism and acute ethanol poisoning have significant effects on the central nervous system. These effects can be divided into two groups. The first effect is the volume loss associated with a toxic effect on n...
The Contribution of Neuroimaging to Diagnosis in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Objective: Due to difficulties in diagnosis, the presence of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) without papilledema has led to the addition of neuro-radiologic features, which are indicative of incr...
Experience of Intravenous Thrombolytic Treatment in Sanliurfa: A Prospective Study
Objective: Stroke ranks second among the diseases that cause death and third among the causes of disability in Turkey. An average of 1.9 million neurons die every minute due to acute ischemic stroke and therefore ‘time i...
Stimulus Duration in a Mixed Nerve Conduction Study: Decomposing Sensory Potential
Objective: To decompose a part of the nerve action potential (NAP), mainly originating from large-myelinated sensory fibers, from mixed NAPs by using a stimulus with long duration during surface recordings. Materials an...