Effects of Standardized Rehabilitation on Quality of Life of Stroke Patients at Convalescence and Sequelae Stages

摘要

Objective:To explore the effects of standardized rehabilitation on quality of life (QOL) of stroke patients at convalescence and sequelae stages.Method:A total of 251 stroke patients were randomly divided into a standardized rehabilitation group and a control group.The simplified Fugl-Meyer assessment(FMA) scale,the 36-item short-form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) and functional comprehensive assessment (FCA) were administered before as well as after 3,6and at 12 months a follow-up study respectively.Statistical analysis was conducted based on the evaluations at 4 testing time points.Result:There was no significant difference in FMA,SF-36 and FCA scores of the two groups before and after 3 months treatments,while FMA,SF-36 and FCA scores of the rehabilitation group were obviously higher than those of the control group either after 6 months treatments or of follow-up study.Moreover,after 6 months treatments FMA score was apparently higher than the score at the beginning and after 3 months treatments.The FMA,SF-36 and FAC scores during the follow-up visit decreased when compared with scores after 6 months treatments,but increased significantly when compared with the scores at the beginning and after 3months treatments.Conclusion:Standardized tertiary rehabilitation (STR) at convalescence and sequelae stages can significantly improve motor functions and QOL of stroke patients.