Quality of Life After Stroke

Year 2010, Volume: 2010 Issue: 1, 63 - 68, 01.01.2010

Murat Birtane Nurettin Taştekin

Abstract

Several studies have shown that many stroke survivors experience a decline in their Quality of life (QOL) in terms of impaired physical, functional, psychological, and social health. Quality of life is most often assessed by means of either structured interviews or written questionnaires. Many questionnaires have been developed recently for the evaluation of QOL in stroke and many studies have been done on this subject. In this study QOL changes in stroke patients, the evaluation of QOL, the QOL measuring instruments and the results of clinical studies on the subject were discussed. İnme geçiren birçok kişide, bozulan fiziksel, fonksiyonel, psikolojik ve sosyal sağlık durumları açısından yaşam kalitelerinde düşme gözlemlendiği çeşitli çalışmalar tarafından gösterilmiştir. Yaşam kalitesi çoğu kez ya yapılandırılmış görüşme ya da yazılı anketler aracılığıyla değerlendirilmektedir. Son zamanlarda inme geçiren hastalarda yaşam kalitesinin ölçülmesi için birçok anket geliştirilmiş ve bu konu üzerine birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu makalede, inmeli hastalarda yaşam kalitesindeki değişimler, yaşam kalitesinin ölçülmesi, yaşam kalitesi ölçüm araçları ve konu hakkındaki klinik çalışmaların sonuçları tartışıldı.

Keywords

Stroke, quality of life, measurement

İnme Sonrası Yaşam Kalitesi

Abstract

İnme geçiren birçok kişide, bozulan fiziksel, fonksiyonel, psikolojik ve sosyal sağlık durumları açısından yaşam kalitelerinde düşme gözlemlendiği çeşitli çalışmalar tarafından gösterilmiştir. Yaşam kalitesi çoğu kez ya yapılandırılmış görüşme ya da yazılı anketler aracılığıyla değerlendirilmektedir. Son zamanlarda inme geçiren hastalarda yaşam kalitesinin ölçülmesi için birçok anket geliştirilmiş ve bu konu üzerine birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu makalede, inmeli hastalarda yaşam kalitesindeki değişimler, yaşam kalitesinin ölçülmesi, yaşam kalitesi ölçüm araçları ve konu hakkındaki klinik çalışmaların sonuçları tartışıldı.

Keywords

İnme, yaşam kalitesi, ölçüm.

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