Abstract

REVIEW STUDY ON ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) AMONG STROKE PATIENTS

S. Sahitya*, Sreenu Thalla and Padmalatha kantamaneni

Abstract

Stroke is a second leading cause of disability. Generally it occurs when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted and it affects all aspects of an individual’s life. Quality of life (QoL) in stroke patients which has not received sufficient attention in India. The aim of the study was to assess the Health related quality of life in Cerebrovascular accident patients. Study 1 is descriptive study was done at B.J Government medical college and sassoon general hospital, pune conducted to assess health related quality of life after stroke and study 2 is a community based longitudinal study was done in chintamani town of chikkaballapur district taluk karnataka India during period of March 2013-december 2014. Study 1: The results showed that Mean health related quality of life (HRQOL) score of CVA patients was 82.77 in study 2 Among the 150 cases, 136 (91%) survived until the end of 6th month. The mean age of the persons with stroke was 61.3±15 years with a majority being males (69.3%). QoL showed significant improvements in all physical, psychological and social domains by the end of the 6th month of follow up, so we need to educate the people on causes and prevention of risk factors of stroke and also educate the patient’s caregivers on care of Cerebrovascular accident patients.

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