Table 2 Comparison of the HR-QoL and the level of disability in TP and NTP groups
From: Quality of life after ischaemic stroke—accent on patients with thrombolytic therapy
Variables | Discharge | First month post-stroke | Third month post-stroke | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thrombolized patients (TP) (n = 50) | Non-trombolised patients (NTP) (n = 100) | P value | Thrombolized patients (TP) (n = 48) | Non-trombolised patients (NTP) (n = 99) | P value | Thrombolized patients (TP) (n = 48) | Non-trombolised patients (NTP) (n = 95) | P value | |||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
Health-Related Quality of Life—Stroke Impact Scale 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
Strenght | 54.13 | 31.88 | 58.94 | 29.69 | 0.363 | 66.80 | 30.84 | 65.72 | 30.38 | 0.841 | 70.57 | 28.63 | 70.00 | 28.77 | 0.910 |
Memory and thinking | 70.50 | 26.79 | 74.14 | 24.09 | 0.402 | 76.34 | 27.25 | 77.35 | 22.40 | 0.813 | 79.17 | 25.46 | 80.90 | 21.40 | 0.668 |
Emotion | 67.22 | 19.79 | 71.47 | 16.57 | 0.168 | 75.29 | 21.59 | 75.31 | 19.40 | 0.996 | 80.50 | 19.60 | 80.47 | 16.79 | 0.992 |
Communication | 68.50 | 29.08 | 78.07 | 25.76 | 0.042 | 76.86 | 25.78 | 81.35 | 23.21 | 0.291 | 81.25 | 23.45 | 84.59 | 20.53 | 0.383 |
Hand function | 54.50 | 36.71 | 57.30 | 36.14 | 0.380 | 62.08 | 36.83 | 61.26 | 35.75 | 0.958 | 65.83 | 35.53 | 66.53 | 33.68 | 0.739 |
Mobility | 52.39 | 35..44 | 55.39 | 32.42 | 0.605 | 63.02 | 33.63 | 63.02 | 32.43 | 1.000 | 68.23 | 30.40 | 69.09 | 30.19 | 0.872 |
Activities of daily living (ADL) | 58.15 | 31.66 | 63.05 | 32.39 | 0.657 | 66.04 | 29.94 | 66.34 | 33.05 | 0.897 | 68.54 | 28.98 | 70.34 | 31.25 | 0.909 |
Participation/Role function | 53.25 | 28.05 | 57.72 | 26.45 | 0.341 | 60.22 | 29.55 | 61.24 | 27.12 | 0.836 | 63.61 | 29.06 | 66.15 | 26.57 | 0.601 |
Physical dimension | 55.07 | 32.95 | 58.97 | 31.47 | 0.482 | 64.47 | 31.97 | 64.28 | 32.28 | 0.973 | 68.25 | 30.09 | 69.21 | 30.46 | 0.858 |
Total Quality of life | 60.10 | 27.00 | 64.78 | 24.35 | 0.287 | 68.42 | 27.34 | 69.12 | 25.43 | 0.879 | 72.33 | 25.73 | 73.72 | 24.13 | 0.749 |
Stroke recovery | 52.20 | 27.50 | 41.80 | 23.24 | 0.016 | 60.83 | 26.56 | 49.38 | 25.79 | 0.017 | 65.42 | 25.26 | 56.63 | 24.65 | 0.048 |
Level of disability—modified Rankin Scale | |||||||||||||||
mRS (mean) | 2.92 | 1.47 | 2.49 | 1.45 | 0.090 | 2.40 | 1.71 | 2.22 | 1.57 | 0.523 | 2.24 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 1.73 | 0.867 |
Functional independance | 22 (44.0%) | 57 (57.0%) | 0.135 | 30 (60.0%) | 67 (67.0%) | 0.401 | 32 (64.0%) | 68 (68.0%) | 0.627 | ||||||
Functional dependence | 28 (56.0%) | 43 (43.0%) | 18 (36.0%) | 32 (64.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | 27 (27.0%) | |||||||||