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KMID : 0939320000030020169
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
2000 Volume.3 No. 2 p.169 ~ p.180
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A Study of the Effects of Follow-up Care for Stroke Survivors on Primary Caregivers´ Quality of Life
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of follow-up care for stroke survivors on primary caregivers´ quality of life. Quasi-experimental research was conducted in which an experimental group and a control group-each of 15 stroke survivors and their primary caregivers-were consecutively sampled. Data collected from July to September, 1999 by interview using a structured questionnaire with both the experimental and the control groups. After a month, the two groups were given the same questionnaire. The experimental group was also given a telephone follow-up every week for a month, as well as a home visit.
The survey instruments used in this study were Saha and Cooper´s "Modified Barthel index" (11 items) for checking the stroke survivors´ level of activities of daily living, and a modified form of Jeong´s "Quality of life" (18 items) for primary caregivers´ QOL level. The obtained data were analyzed by percentage, t-test. X²-test. Kruscal-Wallis test, Spearman correlation coefficient by SAS/PC program.
The results were as follows:
1. There was no significant difference in the stroke survivors´ ADL level. though the level of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group.
2. There was a statistical difference in the before and after treatment of the primary caregivers´ QOL level.
In conclusion. the follow-up a care program had useful effect on the quality of life of primary caregivers.
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