Quality Of Life in Elderly Patients after Cerebro Vascular Stroke

Abstract

Stroke affects QoL of elderly patients and the most affected domains were role limitation due to physical health and role limitation due to emotional problems. Qol of stroke patients was negatively correlated to degree of dependency in ADL and IADL, depression, age, duration and number of comorbidities. Most determinant factor for QoL domains and sub domains was age. Mixed affection was the most determinant factor for emotional problems and total domains, also right affection was the most determinant factor for social function, physical function and general health, and male gender was the most determinant factor for total domains,emotional problems, physical function and pain. DM was the most determinant factor for physical function, and duration of stroke was the most determinant factor for social function, pain and general health, while depression was the most determinant factor for emotional problems.