Quality of Life and Rehabilitation Pathway in Northern Norway and Denmark.

The aim of this study is to analyze and describe rehabilitation pathways of stroke patients in a region of North Norway and Central Denmark Region in relation to how patients perceive quality of life, health and functioning one year post stroke.

The study will consist of 1) Translate, cross-cultural adapt and validate a stroke-specific health-related questionnaire 2) Describe the level of quality of life and rehabilitation pathway in the two countries 3) In-depth interviews of a smaller group of patients for a more complex understanding

The study is part of a larger prospective observational multicenter-study of two patient cohorts with stroke.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Quality of Life Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Universitetet i Tromsø, Norges Arktiske Universitet, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, Institutt for helse og omsorgsfag

Tromsø, 9037, Norway

About this study

Anticipated: 500 patients from Norway and 500 patients from Denmark are included in the national stroke-register datasets, and 250 patients from each country in the questionnaire-based datasets.

The questionnaire includes demographic data, the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), The EuroQol Quality of Life scale (EQ-5D), the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS), the Quality of Life After Brain Injury, Overall Scale QOLIBRI-OS, modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and additional questions about satisfaction on treatment and rehabilitation.

5-6 patients from each country will be selected for semi-structured interviews with both priori questions and exploratory questions.

The mixing of methods will balance the goals of generality and complex understanding in how patients describe their quality of life and rehabilitation-chain.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

All patients admitted to the hospitals; UNN Tromso,Harstad, Narvik (Norway) and Aarhus (Denmark).

Exclusion criteria

Unverified stroke and residence outside of the studyregion.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Health-Related Quality of Life

Time frame: one year

The Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital of North Norway

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Registry information

Official study title

Relationship Between Quality of Life and Rehabilitation Pathway One Year Post Stroke in Northern Norway and Denmark. A Mixed Method Study.

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Feb 23, 2015
Registry last updated: Dec 4, 2019

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