Impact of post stroke depression and anxiety on health-related quality of life in young Filipino adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important to assess in young adults who suffer from various physical and mental consequences after stroke. We aimed to evaluate the HRQoL of young adults after ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and to determine the association of anxiety and depression with poor HRQoL in this special population.

Methods

We administered the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale (EQ-5D-5L) to assess the HRQoL in our study population. This tool describes health outcomes in five dimensions. Socio-demographic and clinical data including modified Rankin scale (mRS), Barthel Index and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores were available from our previous cross-sectional study on young adults with stroke. We performed bivari

SUBMITTER: Ignacio KHD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802660 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature