Specific health-related quality of life in Cerebrovascular accident survivors: associated factors - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Specific health-related quality of life in Cerebrovascular accident survivors: associated factors

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to identify factors associated with specific health-related quality of life in cerebrovascular accident, or stroke, survivors.

Methods:

cross-sectional study, carried out with 160 cerebrovascular accident survivors. Data were collected using the Barthel Index, Cerebrovascular Accident Specific Quality of Life Scale, and semi-structured instruments for sociodemographic and clinical data, analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results:

health-related quality of life was associated with work activity (p=0.027), physical activity (p=0.007), functional capacity (p=0.001), presence of caregiver (<0.001), motor alteration (p = 0.001) and rehabilitation (p=0.003). The functionally dependent people were 14.61 times more likely to present low health-related quality of life, and those with motor impairment were 3.07 times more likely.

Conclusions:

it was evidenced that functional dependence and motor impairment increase the chance of low health-related quality of life in cerebrovascular accident survivors.

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