Association of work rehabilitation questionnaire self-report (WORQ) and stroke specific quality of life scale (SS-QoL) in chronic stroke survivors – cross sectional study

Abstract

Background: Ever increasing disability of stroke and it overall qualities of life has direct impact on work rehabilitation and return to meaningful life in chronic stroke survivors. Both SSQoL and WORQ scores were affected in the negative side in chronic stroke survivors, but there are limited available sources explain the association between these two valid and reliable stroke outcome measures. Aim of this study: This study aims to correlate the association between SSQoL and WORQ in chronic stroke survivors.

Methods: A cross sectional study was done with 255 chronic stroke survivors (112 males, 113 females) with ischemic (194) and hemorrhagic (61) stroke participants who fulfils the criteria of selection to analyse the relationship between SSQoL and WORQ in them. After demographic was taken, outcome measures of SSQoL and WORQ overall scores were recorded for data analysis.

Results: Correlation between outcome measures SSQoL and WORQ was done by Spearman’s correlation test. Results show high statistically significant negative correlation between SSQoL and WORQ with Spearman’s rho values of -0.896 with p≤0.01 and 99%. CI.

Conclusion: This study concluded that there was highly negative correlation between SSQoL and WORQ in chronic stroke survivors and it provides meaningful outputs into how stroke rehabilitation focusing on work rehabilitation.