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Table 3 Clinical Factors Associated with the Post Stroke HRQOL, n = 257

From: Factors associated with health related quality of life of patients with stroke in Sri Lankan context

Factor

Physical

Communication

Psychosocial

Overall

Level of disability

Mean (SD)

Slight disability (n = 53)

3.8 (0.8)

3.7 (1)

3.6 (0.9)

3.7 (0.8)

Moderate disability (n = 58)

3.6 (0.9)

3.7 (1)

3.5 (0.8)

3.6 (0.8)

Moderately severe disability (n = 93)

2.9 (0.8)

3.1 (1)

2.8 (0.7)

2.9 (0.7)

Severe disability (n = 93)

2.5 (1)

2.9 (1)

2.6 (1)

2.5 (1)

F

28.2

7.1

18.9

26.4

p value

0.001**

0.001**

0.001**

0.001**

Type of stroke

 Ischemic (n = 208)

3.31 (1)

3.62 (1)

3.24 (0.9)

3.32 (0.9)

 Haemorrhagic (n = 49)

2.52 (0.9)

2.53 (1)

2.62 (0.9)

2.52 (0.8)

t

5.0

5.6

4.6

5.3

p-value

0.001**

0.005**

0.001**

0.001**

Side of the lesion

 Left hemisphere (n = 161)

2.92 (1)

2.81 (1)

2.9 (0.9)

2.92 (1)

 Right hemisphere (n = 95)

3.32 (0.9)

3.62 (1)

3.31 (0.3)

3.32 (0.9)

t

3.6

5

3.1

3.6

p-value

0.001**

0.003**

0.002**

0.001**

Type of Aphasia

 No aphasia (n = 154)

3.4 (0.9)

3.8 (1)

3.3 (0.9)

3.4 (0.9)

 Global aphasia (n = 41)

2.5 (0.9)

2.1 (0.8)

2.5 (0.6)

2.4 (0.7)

 Expressive aphasia (n = 35)

2.9 (0.9)

2.4 (0.9)

2.8 (0.8)

2.7 (0.8)

 Receptive aphasia (n = 6)

3.0 (0.9)

3.4 (0.9)

3.0 (1.0)

3.0 (0.9)

F

11.4

42.1

11.9

17.7

p-value

0.001**

0.001**

0.001**

0.001**

Follow-up care

 Regular (n = 171)

3.22 (0.9)

3.46 (1)

3.23 (0.9)

3.28 (0.9)

 Not regular (n = 86)

3.0 (1)

3.26 (1)

3.0 (1)

3.0 (1)

t

2.2

1.4

1.8

2

p-value

0.03*

0.16

0.07

0.05*

  1. * Statistically significant at the level-p < 0.01
  2. * Statistically significant at the level-p < 0.05