Age differences in functioning and contextual factors in community-dwelling stroke survivors : A national cross-sectional survey

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Olafsdottir, Steinunn A., Hjaltadottir, Ingibjörg, Galvin, Rose, Hafsteinsdottir, Thora B., Jonsdottir, Helga, Arnadottir, Solveig A.
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Office of Division of Clinical Services I
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Öldrunarhjúkrun; Hjúkrun langveikra fullorðinna; Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Independent Living; Male; Middle Aged; Stroke; Stroke Rehabilitation/methods; Survivors; Multidisciplinary; Akureyri; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3797; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273644

Funding Information: SAO - IRF 196034 - the Icelandic Centre for Research - https://en.rannis.is/ SAO - no grant number - The Icelandic Physiotherapy Association - https://www.physio.is/en/ SAO - no grant number - The Icelandic Federation of Aging - https://www. oldrun.is/ The funders had no role in study design,data collection and analysis, decision to publish, orpreparation of the manuscript. We gratefully thank Landspitali–The National University Hospital of Iceland, Akureyri Hospital, Directorate of Health and RHA–University Akureyri Research Centre for their collaboration, and The Statistical Consulting Center at the School of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland. We also acknowledge the contribution of all the participants and Heilaheill, the Icelandic Stroke Survivors´ Association. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Olafsdottir et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Background Our study aimed to map functioning and contextual factors among community-dwelling stroke survivors after first stroke, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and to explore if these factors differ among older-old (75 years and older), younger-old (65–74 years), and young (18–65 years) stroke survivors. Methods A cross-sectional population-based national survey among community-dwelling stroke survivors, 1–2 years after their first stroke. Potential participants were approached through hospital registries. The survey had 56.2% response rate. Participants (N = 114, 50% men), 27 to 94 years old (71.6±12.9 years), were categorized as: older-old (n = 51), younger-old (n = 34) and young (n = 29). They answered questions on health, functioning and contextual factors, the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) and the Behavioural Regulation Exercise Questionnaire-2. Descriptive analysis was used, along ...