SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF CAREGIVERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AFTER STROKE

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https://doi.org/10.46585/hc.2022.2.2089

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Stroke (stroke) is often a cause of long-term disability. It represents a major economic as well as social problem for both the patient and his/her family. It brings change to the lives of families who have to adapt many aspects of their lives to an ill member. The aim was to analyse the relationship between the personal well-being of caregivers caring for patients who have had a stroke and the quality of life of patients after having had a stroke.  The Index of Personal Well-being (PWI) was emitted to the caregivers and the Stroke Survivors Quality of Life (SS-QOL) scale was administered to the patients. The results were analysed by Pearson's correlation coefficient. In a sample of 64 caregivers and 64 patients, a positive statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) relationship was found between satisfaction with life as a whole and family status (r = 0.383) speech (r = 0.257), mood (r = 0.310), social activities (r = 0.298), and work (r = 0.248) on the SS-QOL scale. There were also negative statistically significant relationships between satisfaction with life as a whole and mobility (r = -0.258) and vision (r = -0.247) on the SS-QOL scale. Positive statistically significant relationships were also found between caregivers' personal well-being (total PWI score) and family status (r = 0.269), speech (r = 0.296), mood (r = 0.385), social activities (r = 0.290), and work (r = 0.281) of the patient. The results suggest the need for further research in this area as well as the requirement for multidisciplinary interventions in the care of this community of patients and their caregivers.

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2022-09-30

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Parová, V., Sováriová Soósová, M., Suchanová, R., & Chyrová, N. (2022). SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF CAREGIVERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AFTER STROKE. Health & Caring, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.46585/hc.2022.2.2089

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Received 2022-01-28
Accepted 2022-08-30
Published 2022-09-30