Factors Related to Functional Status among Patients with Ischemic Stroke

• Main Authors: Pham Thi Nga, วัลย์ลดา ฉันท์เรืองวณิชย์, Wallada Chanruangvanich, วิมลรัตน์ ภู่วราวุฒิพานิช, Wimolrat Puwarawuttipanit
• Other Authors: มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. คณะพยาบาลศาสตร์
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: age; co-morbidity; ischemic stroke; functional status; stroke severity; ความรุนแรงของโรคหลอดเลือดสมอง; อายุ; โรคร่วม; โรคหลอดเลือดสมองตีบ; ภาวะการทำหน้าที่; Journal of Nursing Science; วารสารพยาบาลศาสตร์
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/44153
• Institution: Mahidol University

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.