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dc.contributor.authorPedersen, Synne Garder
dc.contributor.authorFriborg, Oddgeir
dc.contributor.authorHeiberg, Guri Anita
dc.contributor.authorArntzen, Cathrine
dc.contributor.authorHolm Stabel, Henriette
dc.contributor.authorThrane, Gyrd
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Jørgen Feldbæk
dc.contributor.authorAnke, Audny
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-01T14:37:48Z
dc.date.available2021-03-01T14:37:48Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-01
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Purpose:</i> To compare stroke-specific health related quality of life in two country-regions with organisational differences in subacute rehabilitation services, and to reveal whether organisational factors or individual factors impact outcome. <p><i>Materials and methods:</i> A prospective multicentre study with one-year follow-up of 369 first-ever stroke survivors with ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, recruited from stroke units in North Norway (n = 208) and Central Denmark (n = 161). The 12-domain Stroke-Specific Quality of Life scale was the primary outcome-measure. <p><i>Results:</i> The Norwegian participants were older than the Danish (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub>= 69.8 vs. 66.7 years, respectively), had higher initial stroke severity, and longer stroke unit stays. Both cohorts reported more problems with cognitive, social, and emotional functioning compared to physical functioning. Two scale components were revealed. Between-country differences in the cognitive-social-mental component showed slightly better function in the Norwegian participants. Depression, anxiety, pre-stroke dependency, initial stroke severity, and older age were substantially associated to scale scores. <p><i>Conclusions:</i> Successful improvements in one-year functioning in both country-regions may result from optimising long-term rehabilitation services to address cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke could be explained by individual factors, such as pre-stroke dependency and mental health, rather than differences in the organisation of subacute rehabilitation services.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPedersen, Friborg, Heiberg, Arntzen, Thrane, Anke. Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of rehabilitation services: a prospective study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1809068
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638288.2020.1753830
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288
dc.identifier.issn1464-5165
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/20624
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalDisability and Rehabilitation
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/HELSEVEL-H/188932/Norway/Senter for omsorgsforskning i region nord, UiT Norges arktiske universitet//en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 764en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Fysikalsk medisin og rehabilitering: 764en_US
dc.titleStroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of rehabilitation services: a prospective studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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