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NCT Number: NCT06575907

Health, Functioning, Work, and Experiences of Social and Health Services of Persons With Stroke

The purpose of the Health, functioning, work, and experiences of social and health services of persons with stroke study (FinPostStroke) is to identify factors related to self-reported health, functioning, work, inclusion, and accessibility of social and health services, and how such factors are interconnected in Finnish adults one or more years after stroke. Participants will be targeted from two tertiary hospitals' registries and recruited via mail.

This cross-sectional explorative observational study is based on register data and postal survey. The survey questionnaire includes several valid patient-reported outcome measures. The study will add knowledge to be utilized in developing health care and rehabilitation services for people with stroke, as well as provide information for various parties involved.

Active, Not Recruiting

This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Health, Subjective Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities

Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00280, Finland

About this study

The purpose of the Health, functioning, work, and experiences of social and health services of persons with stroke (FinPostStroke) study is to identify factors related to self-reported health, functioning, work, inclusion, and accessibility of social and health services, and how such factors are interconnected in Finnish adults one or more years after stroke. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is used as a structured framework.

Adults with cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or intracerebral hemorrhage will be targeted from Kuopio and HUS Helsinki University Hospitals' patient registries. The survey data is planned to be collected with postal questionnaire by May 2025. The questionnaire includes several valid patient-reported outcome measures to assess health and functioning, work and income, inclusion, and social and health services. Participants will be recruited via mail with an invitation letter and study information attached to the questionnaire. All participants are expected to give written informed consent prior to the study.

This study will add knowledge to be utilized in developing health care and rehabilitation services for people with stroke, as well as provide information for various parties involved. We plan to publish at least four peer-reviewed articles along with common articles and texts concerning self-reported health, functioning, work, inclusion, and accessibility of social and health services among Finnish adults with stroke.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • treated for a stroke (ICD-10 codes I60-61, I63-64) in HUS Helsinki University Hospital or in Kuopio University Hospital between January 2018 and December 2022
  • stroke is primary diagnose for the treatment
  • 18 years or older at the time of survey

Exclusion criteria

  • stroke is secondary diagnose for the treatment
  • treated for a stroke only as outpatient in other than emergency room
  • lives abroad
  • missing address

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

no intervention

Primary outcomes

  1. PROMIS® Global Health

    Time frame: 7 days

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) General Health consists of 10 items with 5-point rating scale. It is used to assess overall health, physical health, mental health, social health, fatigue, and pain.

  2. PROMIS® 29+2 Profile

    Time frame: 7 days

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) 29+2 Profile consists of 31 items with 5-point rating scale. It is used to assess physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference and intensity, and cognitive function.

  3. 12-item WHODAS 2.0

    Time frame: 30 days

    The 12-item World Health Organization Disability Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS) measures functioning. It consists of 12 items with 5-point rating scale (0-4), sum score ranging from 0 to 48. Higher score means more disability. It is used to assess cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along, life activities, and participation.

  4. Experiences of Social Inclusion Scale, ESIS

    Time frame: 1 day

    Experiences of Social Inclusion Scale (ESIS) consists of 10 claims with 5-point Likert scale (1-5). The sum score of 10-50 is converted to a scale of 0 to 100. Higher score means stronger experience of inclusion. It is used to assess the experience of meaningfulness, belief in action possibilities and the perceived quality of social interaction.

  5. Health and social services

    Time frame: 1 year

    "Health and social services" consists of 24 semistructured questions about health and social services chosen from the National Health Finland Survey.

  6. Work and income

    Time frame: 30 days

    "Work and income" consists of 14 semistructured questions about work and income chosen from the International Spinal Cord Injury Survey.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities

Other

Collaborators

  • HUS Helsinki University Hospital
  • Kuopio University Hospital
  • The Finnish Brain Association

Registry information

Acronym: FinPostStroke

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 28, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 28, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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