Impact of third-party disability in caregivers of aphasia patients with stroke using the ICF framework
10.3760/cma.j.cn421666-20241028-00867
- VernacularTitle:基于国际功能、残疾和健康分类研究失语症患者对其照料者第三方残疾的影响
- Author:
Mingdan TAN
1
;
Dingyao FENG
1
;
Yongxue LI
1
Author Information
1. 中山大学附属第一医院康复医学科，广州 510080
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health;
Aphasia;
Caregivers;
Third-party disability
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2025;47(9):787-791
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study the impact of third-party disability in caregivers of aphasia patients with stroke based on the concept of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and to examine the factors influencing it.Methods:Sixty-four pairs of stroke patients with aphasia and their caregivers were recruited. The patients were assessed using a general information questionnaire and the western aphasia battery (WAB), while the caregivers were surveyed using a general information questionnaire and a family aphasia measure of life impact (FAMLI) developed based on the ICF framework. Pearson correlation analysis was performed on the WAB scores of the patients and the FAMLI scores of their caregivers, and multiple linear regression analysis was used to screen out the factors significantly influencing third-party disability among the caregivers.Results:The caregivers′ average total FAMLI score was (33.64±19.38), with significant differences reflecting the patient′s age and the course of the disease. Correlation analysis showed that the patients′ cerebral cortical quotients (CQs) and aphasia quotients were significantly and positively correlated with the FAMLI scores of their caregivers ( r-values of 0.408 and 0.395, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that a patient′s CQ score and age were significantly correlated with the FAMLI score of their caregiver (β-values of 0.326 and 0.599, respectively). Conclusion:The caregivers of stroke survivors with aphasia tend to have third-party disabilities. The patient′s age and the severity of their aphasia are important predictors of life quality for their caregivers.
