Research Article
Predictors of Poststroke Health-Related Quality of Life in Nigerian Stroke Survivors: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study
Table 2
Changes in functional measures during recovery phase (6 months and one year after stroke).
| Functional measure | Six months () mean ± SD | One Year () mean ± SD | Change mean ± SD |
| Modified Rankin scale (MRS)*** | 3.3 ± 1.1 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | −0.2 ± 0.5 | Barthel index (BI)*** | 60.5 ± 25.1 | 68.5 ± 18.8 | 8.0 ± 8.7 | Beck depression inventory (BDI)*** | 12.3 ± 5.0 | 10.3 ± 4.0 | −2.1 ± 1.9 |
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Level of significance of P value: *; **; and ***.
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