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

Table 4 Independent Predictors of Post Stroke HRQOL, (n = 257)

	Significant predictors	Standardized beta coefficient	p value	Adjusted R²
Overall HRQOL	Level of dependence (BI score)^c	.43^b	0.001	0.52
	Level of language impairment (MAST score)	.20^b	0.001
	Age	−.23^b	0.001
	Type of stroke	−.19^b	0.001
	Side of the lesion	.17^b	0.002
	Level of education	.12^a	0.022
Physical domain	Level of dependence (BI score)^c	.43^b	0.001	0.44
	Level of language impairment (MAST score)	.18^b	0.001
	Age	−.23^b	0.001
	Type of stroke	−.17^b	0.001
	Side of the lesion	.15^b	0.001
Communication domain	Level of language impairment	.46^b	0.001	0.52
	Level of dependence	.46^b	0.001
	Type of stroke	−.16^b	0.001
	Side of the lesion	.19^b	0.001
	Level of education	.12^b	0.009
	Level of disability	.31^b	0.002
	age	−.18^b	0.001
	Occupation	.17^b	0.001
Psychosocial domain	Level of dependence	.33^b	0.001	0.40
	Level of language impairment	.22^b	0.001
	Age	.29^b	0.001
	Type of stroke	−.17^b	0.001
	Side of the lesion	. 13^b	0.012

^aSignificant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
^bSignificant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
^cThe ability to perform Activities of Daily Living based on Barthel Index scores

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