ABSTRACT
Stroke remains the leading cause of serious, long-term neurologic impairment and
functional disability. Stroke affects the quality of life of its survivors. This study seeks
to determine factors influencing the quality of life of stroke patients in order to promote
maximal health related quality of life (HRQOL) improvements in these patients.
The objective of the study is to determine the factors influencing the quality of life of
stroke patients attending Tema General Hospital
This is a facility-based cross-sectional study using a quantitative (SS-QOL) method to
determine factors that influences the quality of life of stroke patients attending the Tema
General Hospital. The study population was all stroke patients accessing healthcare at
the TGH. Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR) technique was
employed to select 135 stroke patients. Stroke Specific Quality of Life (SS-QoL)
questionnaire (Appendix 2) was used. Descriptive analysis, univariate and multivariate
logistic regression analysis was carried out. A confidence interval of 95% was used to
show significant relations between the dependent and the independent variable
Language (2.77 (SD 0.98)), Mood (2.58 (SD 0.73)) and Personality (2.79 (SD 0.86))
and self-care, thinking and vision were related to quality of life of stroke patients.
Educational status influences the quality of life of stroke patients (p=0.0431). There
was no significant association between behavioral characteristics and quality of life of
stroke patients (p>0.05)
QOL domains such as language, mood, personality and self-care, thinking and vision
were significant domains that influenced the quality of life of stroke patients attending
TGH. Educational status of patients significantly predicts QoL
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