Physical Activity and Diet Quality Modify the Association between Comorbidity and Disability among Stroke Patients.

ABSTRACT: Comorbidity is common and causes poor stroke outcomes. We aimed to examine the modifying impacts of physical activity (PA) and diet quality on the association between comorbidity and disability in stroke patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 951 stable stroke patients in Vietnam from December 2019 to December 2020. The survey questionnaires were administered to assess patients' characteristics, clinical parameters (e.g., Charlson Comorbidity Index items), health-related behaviors (e.g., PA using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire- short version), health literacy, diet quality (using the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Quality (DASH-Q) questionnaire), and disability (using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II)). Linea

SUBMITTER: Nguyen LTK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8152968 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature