Post-stroke health-related quality of life at 3 and 12 months and predictors of change in a Danish and Arctic Norwegian Region

Authors

  • Guri Heiberg
  • Oddgeir Friborg
  • Synne Garder Pedersen
  • Gyrd Thrane
  • Henriette Holm Stabel
  • Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen
  • Audny Anke

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2716

Keywords:

stroke, HRQoL, QOLIBRI-OS, satisfaction, change

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate changes in health-related quality of life between 3- and 12-months post-stroke in a north Norwegian and a Danish region that organize their rehabilitation services differently, and to identify clinically relevant predictors of change. Design: Prospective multicentre cohort study. Subjects: In total, 304 patients with first-ever stroke (male sex 59%, mean age 68.7 years) participated from Norway (n?=?170) and Denmark (n?=?134). Methods: The Quality of Life after Brain Injury-Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS) was administered twice to measure change in satisfaction with function and wellbeing. Results: QOLIBRI-OS scores showed a small statistically significant difference in favour of Norway at 12 months post-stroke (p?=?0.02; Cohen?s d?=?0.26). Using a calculated minimal clinically important difference score of 12, 20% reported worse, 54% unchanged and 26% better QOLIBRI-OS scores between 3 and 12 months. Age below 65 years predicted a negative change (odds ratio (OR) 0.4, p?=?0.007). Conclusion: In this population with mild and moderate stroke, QOLIBRI-OS scores were slightly higher in the Norwegian region. Approximately 50% of participants experienced clinically important changes in satisfaction with functioning and wellbeing between 3 and 12 months post-stroke. Younger age predicted negative change. This result could indicate increased rehabilitation needs over time in young patients and should be investigated further.

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Published

2020-09-08

How to Cite

Heiberg, G., Friborg, O., Garder Pedersen, S., Thrane, G., Holm Stabel, H., Feldbæk Nielsen, J., & Anke, A. (2020). Post-stroke health-related quality of life at 3 and 12 months and predictors of change in a Danish and Arctic Norwegian Region. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(9), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2716

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Original Report