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Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to analyse the level of illness and disability acceptance in stroke patients undergoing regular rehabilitation at two time points, before rehabilitation and after 3 weeks, and to answer the following questions: What is the functional and emotional status of st...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33173287 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S268095 |
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author | Guzek, Zbigniew Kowalska, Joanna |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to analyse the level of illness and disability acceptance in stroke patients undergoing regular rehabilitation at two time points, before rehabilitation and after 3 weeks, and to answer the following questions: What is the functional and emotional status of stroke patients, characterized by a lower and higher level of illness acceptance before and after the 3-week rehabilitation period? What factors, including clinical, sociodemographic, functional and emotional, are associated with the degree of illness acceptance in patients who have suffered a first stroke? SAMPLE AND METHODS: The study included 64 patients after first stroke, aged 50–87 years. The following tests were used: Acceptance of Illness Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, Rivermead Mobility Index and Barthel Index. Tests were conducted at two time points, the first before rehabilitation and the second after 3 weeks of regular rehabilitation. RESULTS: The study group had an average level of acceptance of their illness and disability, both before and after 3 weeks of rehabilitation. After rehabilitation process, statistically significant improvements were achieved in acceptance of illness, mood disorders, functional status, mobility and locomotion. Low levels of illness acceptance were observed in stroke patients with a poorer functional condition, with mood disorders, with primary and vocational education. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the level of illness acceptance may be an important factor in the rehabilitation of stroke patients; however, further studies are necessary. |
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spelling | pubmed-76485152020-11-09 Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study Guzek, Zbigniew Kowalska, Joanna Clin Interv Aging Original Research INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to analyse the level of illness and disability acceptance in stroke patients undergoing regular rehabilitation at two time points, before rehabilitation and after 3 weeks, and to answer the following questions: What is the functional and emotional status of stroke patients, characterized by a lower and higher level of illness acceptance before and after the 3-week rehabilitation period? What factors, including clinical, sociodemographic, functional and emotional, are associated with the degree of illness acceptance in patients who have suffered a first stroke? SAMPLE AND METHODS: The study included 64 patients after first stroke, aged 50–87 years. The following tests were used: Acceptance of Illness Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, Rivermead Mobility Index and Barthel Index. Tests were conducted at two time points, the first before rehabilitation and the second after 3 weeks of regular rehabilitation. RESULTS: The study group had an average level of acceptance of their illness and disability, both before and after 3 weeks of rehabilitation. After rehabilitation process, statistically significant improvements were achieved in acceptance of illness, mood disorders, functional status, mobility and locomotion. Low levels of illness acceptance were observed in stroke patients with a poorer functional condition, with mood disorders, with primary and vocational education. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the level of illness acceptance may be an important factor in the rehabilitation of stroke patients; however, further studies are necessary. Dove 2020-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7648515/ /pubmed/33173287 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S268095 Text en © 2020 Guzek and Kowalska. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Guzek, Zbigniew Kowalska, Joanna Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study |
title | Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study |
title_full | Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study |
title_fullStr | Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study |
title_short | Analysis of the Degree of Acceptance of Illness Among Patients After a Stroke: An Observational Study |
title_sort | analysis of the degree of acceptance of illness among patients after a stroke: an observational study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33173287 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S268095 |
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