Handicap 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study.
Cerebrovasc Dis
; 27(2): 123-30, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-19039216
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Handicap is rarely comprehensively examined after stroke. We examined handicap among 5-year stroke survivors from an 'ideal' stroke incidence study.METHODS:
Survivors were assessed with the London Handicap Scale [LHS, score range 0 (greatest handicap) to 100 (least handicap)]. Multivariable regression was used to examine demographic, risk and stroke-related factors associated with handicap.RESULTS:
351 of 441 (80%) survivors were assessed. Those assessed were more often Australian born than those not assessed (p < 0.05). The mean LHS score was 73 (SD = 21). The greatest handicap was present for physical independence and occupation/leisure items. Handicap was associated with older age, manual occupations, smoking, initial stroke severity, recurrent stroke and mood disorders.CONCLUSION:
Reducing recurrent stroke, through better risk factor management, is likely to reduce handicap. The association between handicap and mood disorders, which are potentially modifiable, warrants further investigation.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoas com Deficiência
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cerebrovasc Dis
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CEREBRO
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália