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KMID : 1151720150040010025
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Journal of Korean Society of Cognitive Rehabilitation
2015 Volume.4 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.39
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Comparison of the Quality of Life according to the Affected on Dominant Hand in Acute Stroke Patients
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Yoon In-Jin
Lee Ji-Woong
Yu Seon-Young
Lee Kyu-Chul
Jeong Jin-Won
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Abstract
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Objective: Compared of the quality of life(QoL) according to the affected on dominant hand in acute stroke patients.
Methods: 100 subjects were participated in the study who were hospitalized in Seoul A Medical Center. We invested subject’s characteristics through medical charts and interviews. We used K-MMSE, MFT, and SS-QOL for assessing the cognitive function, upper extremity function, and QoL.
Result: The subjects who affected on dominant hand were 45, and affected on nondominant hand were 55. In the cognitive function and upper extremity function, there were no significant differences. In QoL, there were no significant differences in all items and SS-QOL total score except personality and upper extremity function. The personality and upper extremity function were significantly below in affected on dominant hand.
Conclusion: As this study result, we concluded that occupational therapists may consider that patients who affected on dominant hand have lower QoL following each personality and upper extremity function. On the other hand, there are no significant difference overall QoL score with both group whether got affected on dominant hand or not.
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KEYWORD
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Acute stroke, Dominant hand, Quality of life, QoL, Upper extremity function
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