Post-stroke fatigue: A factor associated with inability to return to work in patients <60 years-A 1-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the association between post-stroke fatigue and inability to return to work/drive in young patients aged <60 years with first stroke who were employed prior to infarct while controlling for stroke severity, age, extent of disability, cognitive function, and depression. The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was used to evaluate post-stroke fatigue in this 1-year prospective cohort study. Follow-ups were completed at 3, 6, and 12 months post rehabilitation discharge. A total of 112 patients were recruited, 7 were excluded, due to loss to follow-up (n = 6) and being palliative (n = 1), resulting in 105 participants (71% male, average age 49 ±10.63 years). Stroke patients receiving both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation were consecutively recruited. Persistent fatigue

SUBMITTER: Rutkowski NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336834 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature