Level of Activity Daily Living in Post Stroke Patients
Abstract: Stroke is the
leading cause of disability and dependency which directly decrease
patient’slife quality . Disability caused by stroke can be prevented by
holistic and comprehensive management plan of stroke. Until now, there was no
study conducted to evaluate management for post stroke patients in Dr. Hasan
Sadikin General Hospital (RSHS). Therefore, this studyaimed to describe level
of activities of daily living (ADL) in post stroke patients in Neurology unit
of RSHS as a basic evaluation for a better management hereafter.
Methods: This descriptive quantitative study participated by 31
post-stroke outpatients in Neurology Policlinic of RSHS was conducted from
September to October 2015. Interviews were done to assess level of ADL by the
Barthel Index score. Variables
correlated with ADL (age, gender, stroke type, stroke occurrence, stroke
risk factors and muscle strength) were collected from medical records.
Collected data was input and presented in tables.
Results: There were 19 females and 12 males with the age group of 55-64
year old (35.5%). Most subjects had first stroke attack (71.0%). The most
common type and risk factor were ischemic stroke (83.9%) and hypertension (81%)
respectively. Patients with a maximum score in the entire extremity muscle
strength were in the range of 60-70%. Out of the 31 patients, 18 (58.1%) were
classified as independent in ADL.
Conclusions: The majority of post stroke patients in the Neurology unit
of RSHS wereindependent in ADL.
Keywords: Activities of daily
living, disability, post stroke
Author: Greesea Dinamaria
Whitiana, Vitriana Vitriana, Aih Cahyani
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170109
