فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Stroke is one of the major causes of disability among individuals. Transitional careof a stroke patient can contribute to sustaining and enhancing the quality of care. The aim of thisstudy is to determine the effect of implementing a program based on the transitional care model onthe quality of life and ability of doing daily activities among patients suffering from stroke.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research was an interventional study performed on 80 patientswith stroke referring to the hospitals affiliated with Isfahan University of medical sciences. For datacollection, demographic, quality of life measurement following stroke, and Bartell index of dailyactivity measurement questionnaires were used at the beginning of the study and 10 weeks followingdischarge. The transitional care model was undertaken for the intervention group from the secondday of hospitalization until 10 weeks postdischarge. The data were analyzed using SPSS softwareand statistical methods.RESULTS: The results indicated that the mean quality of life and ability of performing the activitieschanged significantly after the intervention between the two groups, with the mean changes of thesescores becoming significant compared to the preintervention between the two groups (P < 0.05). Inboth groups, the mean value of these scores increased after the study compared to the baseline,though this increase was greater in the intervention group.CONCLUSION: Implementing the transitional care model could contribute to improving the qualityof life and performing the daily activities among stroke patients.Keywords:BACKGROUND: Stroke is one of the major causes of disability among individuals. Transitional careof a stroke patient can contribute to sustaining and enhancing the quality of care. The aim of thisstudy is to determine the effect of implementing a program based on the transitional care model onthe quality of life and ability of doing daily activities among patients suffering from stroke.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research was an interventional study performed on 80 patientswith stroke referring to the hospitals affiliated with Isfahan University of medical sciences. For datacollection, demographic, quality of life measurement following stroke, and Bartell index of dailyactivity measurement questionnaires were used at the beginning of the study and 10 weeks followingdischarge. The transitional care model was undertaken for the intervention group from the secondday of hospitalization until 10 weeks postdischarge. The data were analyzed using SPSS softwareand statistical methods.RESULTS: The results indicated that the mean quality of life and ability of performing the activitieschanged significantly after the intervention between the two groups, with the mean changes of thesescores becoming significant compared to the preintervention between the two groups (P < 0.05). Inboth groups, the mean value of these scores increased after the study compared to the baseline,though this increase was greater in the intervention group.CONCLUSION: Implementing the transitional care model could contribute to improving the qualityof life and performing the daily activities among stroke patients.