Quality of life and the efficacy of rehabilitation in patients with acute stroke

VernacularTitle:急性期脑卒中患者生活质量以及康复疗效分析
Author: Wu DONG ; Zou LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acute stroke; Rehabilitation; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011;33(11):843-846
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the quality of life(QOL)of patients with acute stroke,and to explore the effects of early specialized rehabilitation on their QOL.Methods Seventy patients with acute stroke were randomly divided into a rehabilitation group(n =35)and a control group(n =35).The rehabilitation group received specialized rehabilitation treatment while the control group received self-rehabilitation.QOL we evaluated with the short form-36(SF-36)instrument before and after.Results Before treatment,QOL scores in the both groups were much lower than the norms for healthy people.The differences on each dimension of the SF-36 were not statistically significant between the two groups.The SF-36 scores of both groups improved during the experiment,but after 1 month and 6 months the improvement on each SF-36 dimension was significantly better in the rehabilitation group than in the control group.Conclusions The QOL of patients with acute stroke is significantly impaired,but specialized rehabilitation treatment is effective in improving it.