Increased work and social engagement is associated with increased stroke specific quality of life in stroke survivors at 3  months and 12 months post-stroke: a longitudinal study of an Australian stroke cohort.

CONCLUSION: Engaging in work and social activities is an important factor associated with stroke-specific domains of QOL over time. It is recommended that services focus on improving work and social engagement given their importance related to QOL in the first year of recovery post-stroke. Identifying and treating those with depressive symptoms may enhance QOL in the early months post-stroke.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: START-PrePARE Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials, www.anzctr.org.au , Registry number: ACTRN12610000987066. EXTEND ClinicalTrial.gov identifier: NCT00887328.
PMID: 28438076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - April 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Tse T, Binte Yusoff SZ, Churilov L, Ma H, Davis S, Donnan GA, Carey LM, and the START research team Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research