ArticleJournal of stroke2014
Impact of poststroke fatigue on health-related quality of life of nigerian stroke survivors.
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- Quality of life of stroke survivors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
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- Eating difficulties among Nigerian community-dwelling stroke survivors: prevalence, correlates, and association with quality of life.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Neurorehabilitation technologies and functional recovery after brain injury: influence of sex, an integrative review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Review
- Exploring the usefulness of real-time digitally supported fatigue monitoring in fatigue management: Perspectives from occupational therapists and brain injury survivors.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024Article
- Exploring the Mediating Role of Sleep Deficit-Related Functional Status in Subacute Stroke Survivors.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Post-stroke fatigue and its correlation with family functioning in patients who have experienced a first episode of stroke.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2021Review
- Predictors and short-term outcomes of post-stroke fatigue in initial phase of transition from hospital to home: A prospective observational study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2021Observational
- Associations of chronic illnesses and socio-demographic factors with health-related quality of life of older adults in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.Ghana medical journal · 2020Article
- Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors among Stroke Survivors in Nigeria.Stroke research and treatment · 2016Article
- Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke.Stroke research and treatment · 2016Article
- Nursing Interventions for Poststroke Fatigue.Stroke · 2015Review
- Factors Associated with Poststroke Fatigue: A Systematic Review.Stroke research and treatment · 2015Review
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Abstract
background and purposeA stroke event is often characterized by a number of debilitating consequences that may impact negatively on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of survivors. This study examined the impact of poststroke fatigue (PSF), a persistent and prevalent stroke consequence, on HRQL of Nigerian stroke survivors.
methodsOne hundred stroke survivors were recruited from the physiotherapy outpatient departments of two tertiary hospitals in Northern Nigeria. The Fatigue Severity Scale and Health-Related Quality of Life in Stroke Patients-26 were respectively used to assess PSF and HRQL. The independent impact of PSF on overall and domain-specific HRQL was examined using hierarchical regression analyses.
resultsMean age of the stroke survivors was 55.32 years (SD 13.9 years). The majority were males (66%), had suffered ischemic stroke (70%) and presented with moderately severe disability (42%). After controlling for demographic and stroke-related variables, PSF was found to be significantly and independently associated with all the domains of HRQL albeit at varying degrees. While the influence of PSF on the emotional domain was the most pronounced and uniquely contributed to 15% of the variance in the domain, its influence on the cognitive domain was the least prominent. PSF also solely accounted for 9% of the variation in overall HRQL with higher levels of PSF related with lower HRQL.
conclusionsBeing a potentially treatable condition, PSF's significant impact on HRQL has implications for successful stroke care and rehabilitation. For instance, addressing PSF through appropriate interventions may assist in enhancing HRQL of stroke survivors.
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