Functional Status of Post Stroke Survivors
- Author:
Bala Krishnian M
;
Leong JWS
;
Lye M
;
Johar MJ
;
Ismail MS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
functional status;
post-stroke disability;
mbi;
activities of daily living;
rehabilition therapy,
- MeSH:
Stroke
- From:Medicine and Health
2015;10(1):32-36
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Globally, stroke is the commonest cause of long-term disability. The residual
disabilities among post stroke patients affect their daily living activities. The aim
of rehabilitation therapy is to help stroke survivors to gain back their functional ability. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between post stroke
duration with functionality status of post-stroke survivals at a teaching hospital in
Kuala Lumpur. A cross-sectional study involved one hundred nine five post stroke
patients who attended the Rehabilitation Clinic over a 4-month period. The data
on post stroke duration was reveale from patient’s cleckship. Their functional
status was assessed with Modified Barthel Index (MBI). Results showed the mean
age of participants was 61 years (SD=13.86, range:22-87 years), with 118 males
and 81 females having a median duration of 12 months post-stroke (range: 1–79
months). The prevalence 123 (63.1%) of stroke survivors are found to be dependent
in their daily living activity. A Chi-square test for independence indicated there was
significant relationship between post-stroke duration with levels of functioning, χ2
(2 , n=195) = 6.455, p<0.05,phi = 0.182. Patients in post-stroke duration of 13-24
months were independent (52.1) than ≤ 12 months and ≥ 24 months.
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