Investigation on satisfaction to quality of life among community patients with stroke in Changchun city

Objective To know the satisfaction to quality of life(QOL) and its influencing factors among patients with stroke in communities of Changchun city and to provide scientific basis for improving QOL of the stroke patients.Methods With stratified random cluster sampling method,520 stroke patients who had registered in hospital health records were selected from 15 community health service centers or township hospitals in Changchun.The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form(Q-LES-Q-SF) was used to evaluate the satisfaction to QOL among the patients.Results The range of total score of Q-LES-Q-SF among the patients was from 21 to 66,and the average score was 45.86±6.81,which was lower than the evaluation score in healthy people in China(51.50±6.35)(t=-18.561,P<0.01).Multivariate linear regression analyses indicated that the main influencing factors of the satisfaction to QOL among the stroke patients were activities of daily living(β'=-0.298,P<0.01),life events(β'=-0.276,P<0.01),social support(β'=0.192,P<0.01),coping style(β'=0.111,P<0.01),age(β'=0.129,P<0.01) and income(β'=0.085,P<0.05).Conclusion The level of satisfaction to QOL was low among patients with stroke in communities of Changchun.Age,income,physical factor,social-psychological factors affect the satisfaction to QOL among patients with stroke.