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KMID : 0358120030290020127
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
2003 Volume.29 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.139
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A Study on Life Style, Functional Condition, Depression and Perceived Health Status of Stroke Patient at Home
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Kim Hyo-Jung
Park Young-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide data that might develop health promotion program through the identification of life style, functional condition, depression and perceived health status of stroke patient at home.
Method: The subjects of this study were 128 obtained by convenience sampling from stroke patients who visited a university hospital or registered in a social welfare center(Bokjigwan) in Taegu. Data were collected by interview with questionnaires from April 28 to May 31, 2003. The instruments used in the study were life style scale, Functional Independence Measure(FIM), depression scale and Health Self-Rating Scale. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, X2-test, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, stepwise multiple regression using SF55 program.
Results: 1. For life style among patients, the percentage of drinking was 14.8%, smoking 15.6%, intake of much salty food 22.7%, irregular dietary habit 21.1%, irregular exercise habit 72.7%, perception on stress 69.5%. 2. The mean score of total FIM was 132.61±12.22. The items recorded high score reveal toilet use, sphincter control, eating and the items recorded low score reveal bathing, climbing stairs. 3. The mean score of depression was 8.81±9.11, the rate of depression was 29.7%. 4. The mean score of perceived health status was 7.44±2.09. 5. The rate of drinking showed a statistically significant differences according to sex, educational level, present occupation, illness duration, hospital fee resource; the rate of smoking according to sex; the rate of regular dietary habit according to sex, whether they had a spouse or not, main care giver; the rate of regular exercise according to sex, educational level, the number of secondary disorder. 6. FIM showed significant differences according to present occupation, diagnosis, the number of recurrence, the number of secondary disorder; depression according to sex, level of satisfaction with income, illness duration, the number of secondary disorder, main care giver, hospital fee resource; perceived health status according to present occupation, level of satisfaction with income, illness duration, side of hemiplegia, the number of secondary disorder. 7. The score of FIM was significantly correlated with depression, perceived health status. Also depression was significantly correlated with perceived health status. 8. The combination of the number of secondary disorder, level of stress, illness duration explained 33.8% of the variance of depression.
Conclusion: The above findings indicate to understand the life style, functional condition and perceived health status of stroke patients at home and to develop health promotion program for changing their life style and enhancing their functional condition, depression and perceived health status.
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KEYWORD
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stroke patient, life style, functional condition, depression, perceived health status
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