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ArticleJournal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association2023

Individuals with stroke three months after hospital discharge reported worse quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Camila Lima Gervásio Mendes, Marcela Aline Fernandes Braga, Edvânia Andrade de Moura Silva, Aline Alvim Scianni, Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela, Kênia Kiefer Parreiras de Menezes, Iza de Faria-Fortini, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria

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Article in Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Camila Lima Gervásio MendesPT, M.Sc., Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Marcela Aline Fernandes BragaOT, M.Sc., Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Edvânia Andrade de Moura SilvaOT, M.Sc., Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Aline Alvim ScianniPT, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil.
Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-SalmelaPT, Ph.D., Titular Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Kênia Kiefer Parreiras de MenezesPT, Ph.D., Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Iza de Faria-FortiniOT, Ph.D, Adjoint Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais FariaPT, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil. Electronic address: cdcmf@ufmg.br.
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Abstract

purposeTo compare quality of life (QOL) of individuals with stroke three months after hospital discharge, using generic and specific QOL measures, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsIndividuals, who were admitted to a public hospital, were recruited and evaluated before (G1) and during (G2) the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups were matched for age, sex, socio-economic status, and levels of stroke severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) and functional dependence (Modified Barthel Index). After three months of hospital discharge, they were evaluated and compared using generic (Short-form Health Survey 36: SF-36) and specific (Stroke Specific Quality of Life: SSQOL) QOL measures.

resultsSeventy individuals were included (35 in each group). Statistically significant between-group differences were found for both total SF-36 (p=0.008) and SSQOL (p=0.001) scores, indicating that individuals reported worse QOL during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, G2 also reported worse generic QOL related to the SF-36 domains of physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perception, and emotional role limitations (p < 0.01) and worse specific QOL related to following SSQOL domains: Family roles, mobility, mood, personality, and social roles (p < 0.05). Finally, G2 reported better QOL related to energy and thinking (p < 0.05) SSQOL domains.

conclusionIn general, individuals with stroke, who were evaluated during the COVID-19 pandemic three months after hospital discharge, reported worse perceptions of QOL in several domains of both generic and specific QOL measures.

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COVID-19StrokeHospitalsHumansPandemicsPatient DischargeQuality of LifeCOVID-19PandemicsQuality of lifeStroke

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