Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor

Background : A cross-sectional survey was carried out in December 2007 to compare the healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) of stroke survivors with that of general Malaysian population. Methodology : Stroke patients were recruited from two community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor. HRQoL...

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Main Authors:	Nor Azlin MN, Rizal AM, Wei Bi L
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Language:	English
Published:	Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/1/1.pdf

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spelling	ukm-2792016-12-14T06:26:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/ Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor Nor Azlin MN, Rizal AM, Wei Bi L, Background : A cross-sectional survey was carried out in December 2007 to compare the healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) of stroke survivors with that of general Malaysian population. Methodology : Stroke patients were recruited from two community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor. HRQoL was assessed using Medical Outcome 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Result : A total of 61 patients (34 males and 27 females) were interviewed. Majority were Chinese (85%) and a small percentage were Malays (15%). 82% (n=50) were elderly of 60 years and above, and the remaining 18% (n=11) were younger patients. 64% had stroke for one year and more, and 36% were less than a year post-stroke. All subjects were community-dwellers and lived with their families. The result showed that with the exception of bodily pain, the mean score of all SF-36 health domains of stroke patients were lower than that of the general population. The greatest difference was in role physical, followed by physical functioning. Female patients demonstrated higher score than the males in all SF-36 domains, in particular general health (57.2 vs 70.3, p=0.01) and social functioning (52.2 vs 73.1, p=0.00). There were no differences of HRQoL domains after comparison according to poststroke duration (all p>0.05). Conclusion : HRQoL of stroke survivors is lower than that of Malaysian general population in all SF-36 health domains, with the exception of bodily pain. Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/1/1.pdf Nor Azlin MN, and Rizal AM, and Wei Bi L, (2009) Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 15 (2). pp. 83-90. ISSN 1675-1663 http://www.communityhealthjournal.org
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description	Background : A cross-sectional survey was carried out in December 2007 to compare the healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) of stroke survivors with that of general Malaysian population. Methodology : Stroke patients were recruited from two community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor. HRQoL was assessed using Medical Outcome 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Result : A total of 61 patients (34 males and 27 females) were interviewed. Majority were Chinese (85%) and a small percentage were Malays (15%). 82% (n=50) were elderly of 60 years and above, and the remaining 18% (n=11) were younger patients. 64% had stroke for one year and more, and 36% were less than a year post-stroke. All subjects were community-dwellers and lived with their families. The result showed that with the exception of bodily pain, the mean score of all SF-36 health domains of stroke patients were lower than that of the general population. The greatest difference was in role physical, followed by physical functioning. Female patients demonstrated higher score than the males in all SF-36 domains, in particular general health (57.2 vs 70.3, p=0.01) and social functioning (52.2 vs 73.1, p=0.00). There were no differences of HRQoL domains after comparison according to poststroke duration (all p>0.05). Conclusion : HRQoL of stroke survivors is lower than that of Malaysian general population in all SF-36 health domains, with the exception of bodily pain.
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author	Nor Azlin MN, Rizal AM, Wei Bi L,
spellingShingle	Nor Azlin MN, Rizal AM, Wei Bi L, Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor
author_facet	Nor Azlin MN, Rizal AM, Wei Bi L,
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title	Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_short	Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_full	Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_fullStr	Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed	Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_sort	health related quality of life (hrqol)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in selangor
publisher	Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2009
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/279/1/1.pdf
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Health related quality of life (HRQOL)among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation centres in Selangor

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