Determinants of Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Ischemic Stroke Patients

The burden of stroke is multidimensional. The most commonly assessed stroke outcomes tend to be mortality and disability, which are physician reported measures. On the other hand, the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure evaluates stroke outcomes from the patients ’ perspective. It provides valuable information in that it rates physical, emotional, social, and other domains, and has repeatedly been associated with mortality.1,2
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research