HAKVERDİOĞLU YÖNT, Gülendam Şifa Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Bölümü, TÜRKİYE , AKIN KORHAN, Esra İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Bölümü, TÜRKİYE , ÇIRAY GÜNDÜZOĞLU, Nazmiye Ege Üniversitesi - Ödemiş Sağlık Yüksekokulu, TÜRKİYE

Fatigue After Stroke and Quality of Life

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Objective: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with stroke. Fatigue includes both physical and mental lack of energy, decreased functional status, and irritability. Poststroke fatigue can influence daily activities of individuals considerably severely and can reduce their activity or working performances. Besides, it can cause a constant functional capacity insufficiency by reducing the physical activity. The primary goal of this study was to determine the severity of fatigue and then affecting factors were investigated. Material and Methods: This descriptive study included 211 stroke patients. Data were collected using Fatigue Severity Scale and SF-36. The Mann-Whitney U test and the chi square test were used in the analysis of data. Results: Fatigue was reported in 64.5% of the patients. The mean Fatigue Severity Scale score was 4.93±2.07 in patients. The highest mean item scores were found “exercise brings on my fatigue” and “my motivation is lower when I am fatigued”. Conclusion: The results obtained from our research showed that fatigue remains a frequent and persistent symptom experienced after stroke development. The awareness and assessment of fatigue is essential for the management of stroke patients. In this study, it was shown that poststroke fatigue is a significant problem of patients and the level of fatigue was determined.

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Fatigue , nursing care , quality of life , stroke.

Fırat University Medical Journal Of Health Sciences

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