Comparative Study of Quality of Life in Stroke Patients in Ahwaz

authors:

avatar mohammad khayatzadeh Mahani 1 , * , avatar Shahin Goharpei 2 , avatar Hamid Reza Rostami 3 , avatar Seifallah Jahantabinezhad 3

Phd Student of Occupational Therapy, Reaserch Center of Musculoskeletal, School of Rehabilitation, Ahvaz Jondishapoor University of Medical Siences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Phd of Physical Therapy, Reaserch Center of Musculoskeletal, School of Rehabilitation, Ahvaz Jondishapoor University of Medical Siences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Msc of Occupational Therapy, Reaserch Center of Musculoskeletal, School of Rehabilitation, Ahvaz Jondishapoor University of Medical Siences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.14, issue 2; e93595
published online: September 28, 2011
article type: Short Communication
received: April 14, 2011
accepted: April 23, 2011

how to cite: khayatzadeh Mahani M, Goharpei S, Rostami H R, Jahantabinezhad S. Comparative Study of Quality of Life in Stroke Patients in Ahwaz. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2012;14(2):e93595. 

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) of people with stroke in Ahvaz.
  Materials and method: In this cross-sectional study, QoL of 200 patients with stroke were studied. 
  Results: The mean age of the patients’ was 59±14 years. QoL were significantly correlated with gender, age group, educational level, marital status and type of cerebral damage (p<0.05). There was not any significant difference between the QoL of people who suffered from stroke with duration of the disease and laterality of the stroke (p>0.05).
  Conclusion: Lower QoL is in women, older age, illiterate people, widowed and people with ischemic stroke notify the necessity of attention to these vulnerable groups. [ZJRMS, 2012 14(2): 86-90 ]

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