Assessing care dependence status and associated influencing factors among middle-aged hemiplegic stroke patients during the post-acute rehabilitation phase : A correlational study

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AIMS: To comprehensively examine the prevailing condition of care dependence among middle-aged individuals who have experienced hemiplegia subsequent to a stroke and were currently undergoing post-acute rehabilitation. Additionally, the study sought to analyse the determinants that impacted this phenomenon.

DESIGN: A single-centre, cross-sectional study design.

METHODS: During the period from January 2020 to October 2022, a cohort of 196 hemiplegic stroke patients, aged between 40 and 65, and within 6 months of their stroke onset, was selected from the cerebrovascular outpatient clinic at a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou. The demographic and disease-related data, care dependence level, mental state, nutrition and depression status were collected. Furthermore, all collected data were analysed by descriptive and correlative statistical methods.

RESULTS: The care dependence level was 51.04 ± 9.42, with an incidence of care dependence of 78.1%. Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, history of falls, physical dysfunction, chronic comorbidities, depression, nutritional status and cognitive dysfunction were influencing factors for care dependence in the participants after a stroke.

CONCLUSION: The incidence of care dependence among hemiplegic patients aged from 40 to 65 years old in the early stage after a stroke was high. Nursing staff should focus on these patients with a history of falling, physical dysfunction, comorbidity, depression status, nutritional status and cognitive dysfunction in clinical practice.

RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The incidence of care dependence in middle-aged hemiplegic patients following a stroke is significantly increased. Some risk factors should be assessed, monitored, and controlled by nursing staff as early as possible in order to reduce the dependence levels in post-acute rehabilitation period and improve the quality of life of hemiplegia patients.

REPORTING METHOD: Our study complies with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Checklist: cross-sectional studies (see Table S1).

PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical nursing - 33(2024), 6 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 2249-2258

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yuan, Lianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Shan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Na [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Care dependence
Factor analysis
Hemiplegia
Journal Article
Middle‐aged
Nursing
Observational Study
Stroke

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Date Completed 23.04.2024

Date Revised 23.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jocn.17124

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369993640