Predicting the functional independence during the recovery phase for poststroke patients

This study aimed to evaluate stroke self ‐efficacy of poststroke patients and identify the differences in stroke self‐efficacy level among some relevant variables.DesignA descriptive cross ‐sectional design was employed to achieve the aforementioned objectives.MethodsA purposive sample of 207 poststroke patients who were recovering from stroke in three major teaching hospitals at Baghdad city were recruited to participate in the study. Data collection process started 3 November 2016 –15 May 2017. Inclusion criteria embraced stroke patients who were adult, have Glasgow Coma Scale score 14–15, capable of giving written or verbal consent. The modified version of the stroke self‐efficacy questionnaire was used for data collection.ResultsA significant statistical difference at thep‐value ≤ 0.05 level, in stroke self‐efficacy, was verified among subjects’ age, residency, stroke incidence and patient's knowledge about his/her stroke medical diagnosis.
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