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Handicap in stroke survivors.

P J Clarke1, S E Black, E M Badley

  • 1Graduate Department of Community Health, and Institute for Human Development, Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. philippa.clarke@utoronto.ca

Disability and Rehabilitation
|April 17, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Stroke survivors experience social handicap due to physical and cognitive disability, and depression. Social support, like having a spouse, can improve reintegration into normal living.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • Improving stroke survival rates necessitate understanding long-term consequences.
  • Focus shifts from mortality to living with stroke aftermath.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Examine stroke consequences on survivors' social life activities (handicap).
  • Utilize the WHO International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps framework.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study with multivariate analysis of variance.
  • Cohort of hemispheric stroke survivors assessed at 3 months and 1 year.
  • Measures included Reintegration to Normal Living Index, impairment scales, and Functional Independence Measure.

Main Results:

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  • Physical disability and depressive symptoms correlated with handicap at both 3 months and 1 year.
  • Cognitive disability and prior stroke impairments linked to handicap at 1 year.
  • Spousal presence benefited male survivors at 1 year.

Conclusions:

  • Disability and depression significantly limit stroke survivors' social activities within the first year.
  • Social support systems play a crucial role in mitigating these limitations.