Functional status and its related factors among stroke survivors in rehabilitation departments of hospitals in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many stroke survivors have multiple chronic diseases and complications coupled with various other factors which may affect their functional status. We aimed to investigate the factors associated with poor functional status in hospitalized patients with stroke in Shenzhen, China.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, four urban hospitals were selected using convenient sampling, and all stroke patients in these four hospitals were included using cluster sampling. The functional status of stroke survivors was evaluated using Longshi Scale. Explanatory variables (factors affecting functional status comprising age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, complications, and chronic conditions) were collected. Ordinal logistic regression was used to examine

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092870 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature