Can acute clinical outcomes predict health-related quality of life after stroke: a one-year prospective study of stroke survivors

Can acute clinical outcomes predict health-related quality of life after stroke: a one-year prospective study of stroke survivors

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a key metric to understand the impact of stroke from patients’ perspective. Yet HRQoL is not readily measured in clinical practice. This study aims to investigate the extent to which clinical outcomes during admission predict HRQoL at 3 m...

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Main Authors: Yen Shing Yeoh, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Chuen Seng Tan, Kim En Lee, Tian Ming Tu, Rajinder Singh, Hui Meng Chang, Deidre A. De Silva, Yee Sien Ng, Yan Hoon Ang, Philip Yap, Effie Chew, Reshma Aziz Merchant, Tseng Tsai Yeo, Ning Chou, N. Venketasubramanian, Sherry H. Young, Helen Hoenig, David Bruce Matchar, Nan Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Health-related quality of life
Stroke
Clinical outcome measures
EQ-5D-3 L
Shah-modified Barthel index
Modified Rankin scale
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-1043-3

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