Opara Józef A, Jaracz Krystyna
Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
J Med Life. 2010 Jul-Sep;3(3):216-20.
With improvements in health care, more people survive stroke but many have to cope with the physical, psychological, social and functional sequelae, resulting in increased personal and public costs. Cerebral stroke causes a significant deterioration of the patient's functioning and worsening of her/his quality of life. Long-term disability caused by stroke is a common problem in all countries and its incidence increases markedly with advancing age. The assessment of the Quality of Life could be as well the evaluator of sequelae of stroke as an indicator of the effectiveness of the post-stroke rehabilitation. In this review article, the contemporary state of art in assessment of the post-stroke Quality of Life has been presented. The emphasis was placed on participation in terms of personal factors and environmental factors of post-stroke persons and their caregivers.
随着医疗保健水平的提高,更多的中风患者得以存活,但许多人不得不应对身体、心理、社会和功能方面的后遗症,这导致个人和公共成本增加。脑中风会导致患者功能严重恶化,生活质量下降。中风导致的长期残疾在所有国家都是一个普遍问题,并且其发病率会随着年龄的增长而显著增加。生活质量评估既可以作为中风后遗症的评估指标,也可以作为中风后康复效果的指标。在这篇综述文章中,介绍了中风后生活质量评估的当代现状。重点放在了中风患者及其照顾者的个人因素和环境因素方面的参与情况。