Factors Related to Functional Status among Patients with Ischemic Stroke
Purpose: To examine the relationships between age, co-morbidity, stroke severity, and functional status among patients with ischemic stroke. Design: Descriptive correlational design. Methods: The sample was 115 patients with ischemic stroke who were treated at the Thai Binh General Hospital, Vietn...
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| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/44153 |
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| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Purpose: To examine the relationships between age, co-morbidity, stroke severity, and functional status among patients with ischemic stroke.
Design: Descriptive correlational design.
Methods: The sample was 115 patients with ischemic stroke who were treated at the Thai Binh General Hospital, Vietnam. Data were collected from the patients’ hospital records and interviewed with 3 research instruments: 1) the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), 2) Co-morbidity index, and 3) the Modified Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index. Spearman’s rho was employed to test the relationship among studied variables.
Main findings: The results supported the proposed hypothesis that age, co-morbidity, and stroke severity were negatively related to functional status after two weeks of treatment (rs = - .42, rs = - .35, rs = - .90, p < . 05, respectively).
Conclusion and recommendations: Nurses should assess and manage patients’ stroke severity, and try to control their co-morbidities. Standard guidelines should be developed and implemented to promote the transition from stroke illness to an independent functional status. |
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