Table 2 HRQoL and related outcomes
From: Factors affecting the quality of life after ischemic stroke in young adults: a scoping review
Author/Year/Country | Aim | Study design | Participants and sampling | Age mean (SD), range or median | HRQoL measure | Measure time (Time of assessment post-stroke) | Main findings and conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhudy et al. (2020) [60] USA | To investigate QoL in young adult stroke survivors at baseline and 6 months post-discharge | Prospective study | ISs (18–65 years):18 | 55.56 (9.45) Range: 34–64 | PROMIS and NeuroQoL | 6-month | The statistically significant improvement from baseline to 6-month follow-up was found only in independence in ADL and cognitive function |
Westerlind et al. (2017) [26] Sweden | To explore factors affecting the return to work after stroke | Prospective study | Young adult (18–63 years): 211 (77.7% ISs) | Median: 53  ≤ 50 years: 41.2%  ≥ 51 years: 58.8% | FUP assessment EQ5D | A mean time to FUP: 6 years | Young ISs who did return to work reported higher VAS scores. There were no significant differences regarding the index value calculated from EQ-5D |
Yoon et al. (2021) [20] South Korea | To test a predictive model of QoL in young adults with stroke | Cross-sectional study | Young adult (18–49 years): 237 (92.4% ISs) | 46.7 (4.70) Range: 20–49 | SS-QoL | A mean time since the stroke: 19.3 (± 13.1) months | QoL was mainly influenced by stroke severity, social support, depression, functional disability, fear of stroke recurrence and perception of health status |