Does upper limb strength play a prominent role in health-related quality of life in stroke patients discharged from inpatient rehabilitation?

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
Eline C C van LieshoutJohanna M A Visser-Meily

Abstract

Background: Impairments in arm function are a common problem in stroke survivors and have a large impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Little is known about the longitudinal relationship between recovery of upper limb strength and changes in HRQoL. Objectives: This study aimed to determine to what extent changes in HRQoL are related to changes in upper limb strength after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Methods: 250 patients from an RCT were assessed at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation (baseline) and at 12 weeks post-discharge (follow-up). The Stroke Impact Scale was used to measure HRQoL, and the Motricity Index Arm was used to measure upper limb strength. Hierarchical regression analysis was performed to determine the predictive value of upper limb strength on HRQoL, relative to demographic and clinical characteristics. Regression analysis was used to determine the relation between upper limb strength improvement and HRQoL improvement. Results: Upper limb strength at baseline was a major predictor of HRQoL at follow-up, after accounting for demographic and clinical characteristics (p < .05). Improvement in HRQoL was positively related to improvement in upper limb strength (F(1, 240) = 18.351, p <....Continue Reading

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