Patient- and proxy-perceptions on functioning after stroke rehabilitation using the 12-item WHODAS 2.0: a longitudinal cohort study

CONCLUSION: WHODAS showed improvements in SSs' functioning 9-50 months after discharge from subacute stroke rehabilitation. Improvements were in line with proxy-perception and self-reported functional recovery.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONStroke survivors' functioning improved significantly during the 9-50 months follow-up after subacute inpatient stroke rehabilitation.Stroke survivors perceived slightly less difficulties in their functioning compared to evaluations by proxies.Strong correlation between patient- and proxy-perceptions on stroke survivors' functioning strengthened from subacute to chronic phase of stroke recovery.The 12-item WHODAS 2.0 seems to be a valuable patient- and proxy-reported outcome measure to assess longitudinal changes in stroke survivors' functioning after stroke.PMID:36786275 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2023.2173813
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research