Health Qual Life Out
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Health Qual Life Out · Sep 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyImpact of stroke on health-related quality of life in diverse cultures: the Berlin-Ibadan multicenter international study.
Various studies have reported discordant profiles of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after stroke. The aims of this study, the first of its kind, were to determine the real impact of stroke on HRQOL across diverse cultures; and to compare HRQOL between stroke patients and healthy adults, and across stroke severity strata. ⋯ Consistently, stroke elicited a decremental response across domains, with domains in the spiritual sphere being relatively stroke-resilient. The potential utility of the relatively preserved spiritual sphere in facilitating stroke rehabilitation requires evaluation in diverse cultures.