Relationship between Demographic and Clinical Factors with Physical Functioning of Stroke Patients
- Author:
Shazli Ezzat Ghazali
;
Mohd Faizal Mohd Zulkifly
;
Normah Che Din
;
Asmawati Desa
;
Aymond Azman Ali
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke;
physical functioning;
disability;
physical impairment
- MeSH:
Stroke
- From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
2016;14(2):23-30
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stroke is a causal factor that commonly caused physical impairments and activity limitations among patients to perform
daily activities until at certain level stroke patients will experience disability. The aim of this study is to examine the
relationship of each demographic and clinical factors that is believed to associate with physical functioning of patients
those who experienced stroke. This present study also try to compare physical functioning of patients with associated
factors and then examine the correlation between those factors with physical functioning. A total of 147 respondents that
pass for cognitive screening test involved in this study. Barthel Index (ADL) was administered to the respondents after 6
weeks of stroke attack in order to measure their physical functioning status. Results found that there was a significant
difference [F(3, 143) = 4.06; p < 0.01] between level of educations with physical functioning of patients. With respect
to clinical factors also showed a significant difference (p < 0.01) was higher in physical functioning when stroke attack
occurred at right hemisphere of brain. There was a significant difference (p < 0.01) in physical functioning with respect
to belief of recovery. Furthermore, number of stroke attack also showed a significant difference [F(1, 145) = 11.19; [p
< 0.01] in physical functioning of patients. Correlation test that was carried out found a positive significant correlation
(r = 0.24; p < 0.01) between physical functioning with respect to the affected lesion side. In conclusion, demographic
and clinical factors also played the roles to determine level of physical functioning among stroke patients and thus these
factors should be considered in any studies that intended to enhance physical functioning of patients in future.
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