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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2021

Happiness: A Novel Outcome Measure in Stroke?

Tissa Wijeratne, Carmela Sales, Chanith Wijeratne, Mihajlo Jakovljevic

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Tissa WijeratneDepartment of Neurology, Sunshine Hospital, Western Health, St. Albans, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1701-7111
Carmela SalesDepartment of Neurology, Sunshine Hospital, Western Health, St. Albans, VIC, Australia.
Chanith WijeratneMonash Medical School, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Mihajlo JakovljevicDepartment Global Health Economics & Policy, University of Kragujevac Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kragujevac, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-9160-6846

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this narrated review, we draw attention to the use of happiness as a novel outcome measure in clinical research studies regarding patients with stroke. Commonly used outcome measures in clinical trials in stroke rehabilitation include the modified Rankin Score (mRS), Functional Impairment Measures (FIM), Barthel Index and quality of life (QoL). Despite being a part of QoL, happiness is arguably a significant construct on its own. While QoL assesses perceptions of various extrinsic aspects of life, happiness may be used as a measure of subjective enjoyment of life after an illness. We review the literature discussing the use of happiness as a formal outcome measure in stroke care and subacute and long-term stroke rehabilitation. Ultimately we recommend the wider use of happiness as an outcome measure where appropriate in these settings.

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brain healthhappinessquality of lifestroke

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PMID34349515
PMCPMC8327473

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