Health-related quality of life in stroke survivors: a 5-year follow-up of The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data on long-term prevalence and predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in stroke survivors. Therefore, the aim was to describe the prevalence of impaired HRQoL, and to identify factors in acute stroke that are associated with impaired HRQoL, 5 years after stroke.

Methods

The 305 (60.5%) stroke survivors of the original 504 participants from The Fall Study of Gothenburg were invited to participate in a 5-year follow-up including assessment of HRQoL using the EuroQol 5 Dimensions 3 Levels questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). To identify baseline predictors of impaired HRQoL, based on the EQ-5D-3L's five dimensions, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.

Results

A total of 129 participants (42.3% of the s

SUBMITTER: Segerdahl M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature