Observational studyPloS one2021
Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with stroke at tertiary level hospitals in Ethiopia.
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- Association between Marital/Partner Status and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review.Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Socioeconomic status and health-related quality of life after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants Among Hypertensive Patients in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Level of disability and associated factors among stroke survivors in Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors among people with disabilities in Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Patients with Stroke at Tertiary Care Hospital Nepal.Health services insights · 2025Article
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- Health-related quality of life in post-stroke patients attended at tertiary-level hospitals in Bangladesh.Frontiers in stroke · 2024Article
- Health-related quality of life among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: the role of socio-demographic, health-related and psycho-social factors.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Stroke Related Knowledge, Prevention Practices and Associated Factors Among Hypertensive Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Negative Impact of Comorbidity on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Stroke as Modified by Good Diet Quality.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Magnitude of multimorbidity and associated factors among stroke survivors in public hospitals of Ethiopia.Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidityArticle
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Abstract
introductionEvidence on a patient-centered assessment of outcome among patients with stroke is limited in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and associated factors in Ethiopia's tertiary level hospitals.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at three tertiary level hospitals (Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, and Dessie referral hospital) from April 1 to May 31, 2019. A total of 180 patients with stroke were included, and a consecutive sampling method was employed to recruit the participants. RAND 36-Item Health Survey was used to measure the HRQOL. A generalized linear model with a gamma distribution and log-link function was used to investigate potential predictors, and variables with a P value of <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
resultsOut of the participants, 50.56% were female. The average age and average duration of illness were 59.04 (12.71) and 1.5 (1.46) years, correspondingly. The physical health domain score was higher than the mental health domain score. Education (P = 0.041), social support (P = 0.050), disability (P <0.001), co-morbidity (P = 0.011), depression (P = 0.015) and income (<1000 ETB P = 0.002; 1000-4000 ETB P = 0.009) were associated with physical health domain. Whereas, ischemic stroke (P = 0.014), education (P = 0.020), disability (P <0.001), and depression (P <0.001) were associated with the mental health domain.
conclusionThe HRQOL of the patients was low. Social support and lower disability status were associated with higher HRQOL, whereas disability and depression were associated with higher HRQOL. Therefore, attention should be given to strengthening social support; health professionals should focus on reducing disability/physical dependency and depression, as these are vital factors for improving HRQOL.
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