RT Journal Article
T1 Determinants of Quality of Life after Stroke in Southern Portugal: A Cross Sectional Community-Based Study
A1 Lourenço, Eva
A1 Rui dos Mártires Sampaio, Mário
A1 Nzwalo, Hipólito
A1 Costa, Emília Isabel
A1 Sánchez Ramos, José Luis
AB : Introduction: the perception of Quality of Life (QoL) has been used to evaluate the treatmentand evolution of several pathologies. QoL evaluation allows a better understanding of the patientand his adaptation to the disease. An observational, community-based and descriptive correlationalstudy was carried out to analyze stroke survivors’ perception of QoL. Methods: consecutive caseseries of stroke survivors (≥3 months) followed in a single public primary health center (“TaviraPrimary Health Centre”) from Algarve, southern Portugal. The Portuguese version of the WorldHealth Organization Quality of life instrument was administered in 102 stroke survivors. Results:Perception of QoL was associated (p < 0.05) with specific sociodemographic (age, sex, marital status,academic training), economic (monthly family income) and clinical factors (number of vascularrisk factors, type of stroke, evolution, chronic mRankin score). On multivariate analysis, chronicmRankin score on physical (R2 = 0.406; F = 8.757; p < 0.001), psychological (R2 = 0.286; F = 5.536;p < 0.001) and general domain (R2 = 0.357; F = 7.287; p < 0.001); and family income (R2 = 0.160;F = 3.156; p < 0.005) on environmental domain, emerged as predictors of QoL. Conclusion: Differentsocio-demographic, economic and health factors are associated with post-stroke QoL. Description ofQoL contributes to the overall evaluation of the impact of stroke on health and should be a priorityfor health professionals
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3425 (electrónico)
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20341
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20341
LA eng
NO Lourenço, E., Sampaio, MR dos M., Nzwalo, H., Costa, EI y Ramos, JLS (2021). Determinantes de la calidad de vida después de un accidente cerebrovascular en el sur de Portugal: un estudio transversal comunitario. En Brain Sciences (Vol. 11, Número 11, p. 1509). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111509
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 13 jun 2026