General and comparative self-rated health in chronic stroke: an important outcome measure for health professionals

Autor: Ramon Távora Viana, Érika de Freitas Araújo, Lidiane Andrea Oliveira Lima, Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Neurology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-02592-7
Popis: Abstract Background After a stroke, several aspects of health and function may influence how individuals perceive their own health. However, self-rated health (SRH), as well as its relationship with functioning, has been little explored in individuals with stroke. The aims of this study were to determine how individuals with chronic post-stroke disabilities evaluate their health, considering general, time- and age-comparative SRH questions and to investigate whether SRH measures would be influenced by the following health and functioning domains: mental/physical functions and personal factors. Methods Sixty-nine individuals with chronic post-stroke disabilities answered the three types of SRH questions and were assessed regarding depressive symptoms (emotional function domain), physical activity levels (physical function domain), and engagement in physical activity practice (personal factor domain). Subjects were divided into the following groups: good/poor for the general SRH question; better, similar, and "worse" for both time- and age-comparative questions. Between-group differences in the three domains for each SRH question were investigated (α = 5%). Results General SRH was rated as good by 73% of the participants. Time- and age-comparative SRH was rated as better by 36% and 47% and as similar by 31% and 28% of the subjects, respectively. Significant between-group differences in emotional function were found for both the general and age-comparative questions. For the time-comparative question, significant differences were only observed for physical function. Conclusion SRH evaluation differed in individuals with chronic post-stroke disabilities according to the types of questions and health/functioning domains.
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