Chunping Ni
The Fourth Military Medical University, China
Title: Longitudinal Study on Self-perceived Burden of Patients with Stroke
Biography
Biography: Chunping Ni
Abstract
The self-perceived burden plays an important role in the rehabilitation of stroke survivors. Stroke patients often experience a self-perceived burden that affects their quality of life. However, little is known about the self-perceived burden at different time after stroke.
Purpose: The purposes of this study were to evaluate dynamically the level of self-perceived burden of patients at different time after stroke and to explore characteristics of patients and caregivers associated with that burden.
Methods: A longitudinal descriptive and correlational study was conducted with a sample of 363 consecutive hospitalized acute stroke patients recruited from the neurology department of three general hospitals of China. The self-perceived burden was measured using Chinese versions of the Self-Perceived Burden Scale (SPBS) in the acute phase of stroke and at the end of 1st and 3rd month after stroke.