期刊名称：Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitaion Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2226-9215
电子版ISSN：2410-888X
出版年度：2017
卷号：5
期号：1
页码：17-20
出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：Background: Stroke is a very disabling condition producing a burden on the society being the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Objective: The main objective of the study was to find the frequency of key risk factors among stroke in twin cities and to find association between different risk factors including physical activity and disability. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 168 diagnosed indoor patients of stroke of either gender suffering from any type of stroke by using non probability purposive sampling from twin cities from May 2016 to Sep 2016. Data was collected by using demographic details, Modified Rankin Scale, Barthel Index and Rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) scale while smoking habits of patients were evaluated by Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) scale. Data was analyzed by SPSS 20. Results: Hypertension and cardiac problems were more frequent among the stroke. We found that mean for the FTND scale was 1.32± 2.84, for Barthal scale was 3.78± 3.81 and for modified Rankin scale was 4.10± 1.45. According to the results, strong association was found between RAPA 1 and RAPA 2 and also between modified Rankin and Barthal index scales whereas no association was found between age and modified Rankin scale and modified Rankin and FTND scale. Conclusion: There is an association between disability and Physical Activity. Majority of the patients suffered severe disability and physical dependence in ADLs after stroke. Diabetes, Hypertension, smoking and cardiac issues were major risk factors in majority cases.
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