Predictors of Poststroke Health-Related Quality of Life in Nigerian Stroke Survivors: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 3

Changes in different dimensions of SIS during poststroke recovery phase.

Different dimensions of SIS	Six months; (n = 233); mean ± SD	One year; (n = 217); mean ± SD	Changes; mean ± SD
Strength***	33.6 ± 21.5	37.6 ± 18.4	4.0 ± 7.0
Hand function***	28.7 ± 25.1	31.2 ± 25.3	2.5 ± 5.4
ADL***	46.4 ± 24.8	52.2 ± 22.7	5.4 ± 5.1
Mobility***	49.8 ± 30.5	54.1 ± 27.6	3.6 ± 4.7
Composite physical***	39.9 ± 21.3	43.8 ± 19.7	3.9 ± 3.2
Memory and thinking*	80.3 ± 22.2	80.9 ± 20.0	0.7 ± 4.1
Emotion***	57.4 ± 12.3	54.3 ± 12.6	−3.1 ± 10.0
Communication***	78.4 ± 24.5	79.6 ± 21.8	1.2 ± 4.9
Participation**	39.8 ± 23.6	41.0 ± 22.4	1.2 ± 5.8
Global recovery***	57.2 ± 19.9	62.9 ± 15.2	5.7 ± 7.5

Level of significance of P value: *𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01; and ***𝑃<0.001.