Effect of Dominant Hand Paralysis on Quality of Life in Patients With Subacute Stroke
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 450-457, 2014.
Article
en En
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-193651
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the degree to which the paralysis of a dominant hand affects quality of life (QOL) in patients with subacute stroke. METHODS: We recruited 75 patients with subacute hemiplegic stroke. Patients were divided into two groups according to the location of the lesion and the side of the dominant hand. Group 1 consisted of patients whose strokes affected the dominant hand (i.e., right hemiplegia and right dominant hand or left hemiplegia and left dominant hand). Group 2 consisted of patients whose strokes affected the non-dominant hand (i.e., left hemiplegia and right dominant hand or right hemiplegia and left dominant hand). The primary outcome measure was the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36), which was used to evaluate health-related QOL. Secondary outcomes were scores on the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). RESULTS: We did not find any statistically significant differences between the groups in any SF-36 domain including the summaries of physical and mental component. Similarly, the MBI and BDI scores were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSION: The effect of paralysis on the dominant hand and QOL in patients with subacute stroke was not significantly different from the effect of paralysis on the non-dominant hand.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Índice:
WPRIM
Asunto principal:
Parálisis
/
Calidad de Vida
/
Encuestas Epidemiológicas
/
Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
/
Accidente Cerebrovascular
/
Depresión
/
Mano
/
Hemiplejía
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article