Health-related quality of life among XXXX attending a rehabilitation clinic.

@entity1 @entity3517 @entity1158 @entity64 @entity308 @entity158
INTRODUCTION: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among @entity64 and factors associated with it. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey study of @entity1 who had survived one year or more after a @entity64 . Subjects consisted of @entity64 @entity1 attending the outpatient clinic of a rehabilitation centre. HRQOL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), functional status using the @entity3517 ( @entity3517 ), and mood using the Beck's @entity308 Inventory (BDI). RESULTS: A total of 100 @entity1 (63 @entity1 and 37 @entity1 , mean age 60.7 +/-10.8 years) were interviewed at an average of 22.2 +/-14.5 months post- @entity64 . The mean @entity3517 was 88.9 +/-17.9, and the prevalence of @entity308 24%. 50 percent of @entity1 needed varying degrees of care for their activities of daily living. The SF-36 scores of the @entity1 were comparable to that of the general population except for the domain of physical function, which was much lower (23.9 versus 83.4). Age, sex, post- @entity64 duration, @entity3517 score and side of @entity1158 were not associated with HRQOL. @entity308 @entity1 however had significantly lower SF-36 scores across all domains except for that of physical function and @entity158 (p-value is less than 0.001). CONCLUSION: A significant proportion of @entity64 attending the rehabilitation clinic continue to face limitations in their physical activities. In addition, almost 30 percent of these survivors have @entity308 that affects their HRQOL adversely.
