• KARM
  • Contact us
  • E-Submission
ABOUT
ARTICLE TYPES
BROWSE ARTICLES
AUTHOR INFORMATION

Articles

Original Article

Factors Affecting on the Quality of Life in Stroke Patients under Rehabilitation and Family Caregivers.

Park, Kum Ju , Park, Chung Yill , Jin, Kinam , Lee, Kang Woo
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2001;25(4):559-573.
1Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea.
2Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
3Department of Health Administration, College of Health Science, Yonsei University.
4Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center.
  • 1,771 Views
  • 38 Download
  • 0 Crossref
  • 0 Scopus
prev next

Objective: To analyze the factors affecting on the level of the quality of life of stroke patients and their family caregivers.

Method: Among the stroke patients receiving rehabilitation treatment at forty three out patient clinic in university hospitals, 289 stroke patients who scored over 24 out of 30 points in MMSE-K and their family caregivers were interviewed using questionnaires.

Results: The main contributory variable on the quality of life (QOL) of caregivers was the socio-demographic factor and QOL of caregivers was improved with decreasing age, the higher level of education, the less burden of care and the better condition of patient. High correlation coefficients were showed between QOL of stroke patients and ADL, QOL of caregivers and burden of care, and the burden of care and the neurological impairment. The main contributory variable on the QOL of stroke patients was clinical characteristics factor and QOL of stroke patients was improved with increasing the levels of cognitive function and ADL performance, decreasing the level of neurological impairment, the more social support from friends and the less burden of caregivers.

Conclusion: In order to improve the QOL of stroke patients, not only patients' physical factors, but psychological factors, socio-demographic factors and QOL of caregivers should also be considered.

Related articles
TOP