Post Cerebrovascular Accident Patients” ' Quality of Life Attends to Physiotherapy Units In Diyala General Hospitals

Abstract

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is one of the most common medical emergency condition known as the fourth leading disease for death in the United States after cardiac disease, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases. It is the most popular disabling neurological disease. This study aims to assess the determinants of health related quality of life of patients with stroke using generic quality of life instruments WHOQOL-BREF and Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) 3.0 specific measurement tools - measuring the quality of life CVA patients . A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Diayal general hospital, included 440 participants collected from 9th February/2022 to 9th June/2022. The sample was collected under the supervision of neurologist. The age of onset of first stroke was 33.2% of samples at age range from 70 to 79 years old where represent the age at which the illness is started with Mean±SD (Range) 65.2±10.1 (28-93), also the highest percentage registered28.0% of more than 24 months duration of an illness with Mean±SD (Range) 15.5±15.7 (1-72), and the number of stroke shows highest percentage were46.6% two time of strokes.The overall Generic HRQOL measurement tools level of the Cerebrovascular accident patient who participate in the study was poor response and the overall specific HRQOL measurement for CVA patients were moderate response