| Summary: | 碩士 === 雲林科技大學 === 健康產業管理研究所碩士班 === 98 === Fatigue is a common symptom after stroke. It dose not only affect the movement
performance, but also the adaptation to daily activity for stroke patients. The effects of fatigue after stroke on functional recovery and personal factors are not wellunderstood.
The aim of this study is to assess the relationships among fatigue severity,
walking capacity, and quality of life in stroke patients. In this cross-sectional study,we recruited 50 patients who could ambulate independently and without impaired cognition and used structured questionnaires to evaluate their fatigue and quality of life（SF-36）. A six-minutes walking test was used to evaluate patients’ walking ability.
The result showed significant differences between fatigue, walking ability and
physical function(SF-36) in different Brunnstrom stages of lower limbs(p<0.05).
Fatigue total score and "bodily pain", "vitality" and "social functioning" in SF-36,showed a significant negative correlation (p <0.05). Patiens’ walking ability was not significantly correlated with fatigue. This research informed us that the motor performance of lower limbs influenced fatigue, walking capacity and quality of life.
Although there is no clear treatment protocol in treating poststroke fatigue, the fatigue assessment still can be used to understand if the fatigue influences the quality of life in stroke patients, in order to develop a more appropriate therapeutic goal, to accelerate the recovery of patients and to provide a patient-centered care.
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