SUBJECTIVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN RELATION TO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DISABILITIES OF PATIENTS WITH STROKE LIVING AT HOME

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between the level of subjective QOL and impairment and disability of 327 stroke patients living at home. Among the 327 samples, 89 subjects who responded to the subjective QOL questionnaire by themselves were used for data analysis. With the nine subjective QOL factors being the dependent variables and the 12 extended ADL factors being the independent variables, the canonical correlation analy siswas conducted.Finding was a significant correlation between the energy of livingand instrumental activities of dailiy living (IADL). In term of improving the level of QOL for the stroke patients living at home,the study suggested that, besides being the ADL scale,the IADL can be aneffective index for one's level of adaptability to the social environment.