Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effects of personalized health education on quality of life in patients with stroke. Methods Seventy patients with stroke were randomly divided into control group and treatment group. Patients in control group were given rehabilitation training and routine health education, while specific and systematic health education on the basis of rehabilitation training were conducted in treatment group. Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) was employed to assess the anxiety status, Banthel index scale was adopted to evaluate the daily living, and life satisfaction index was used to assess the life satisfaction of patients. The anxiety status, daily living and life satisfaction were compared between groups before and after treatment. Results There was no significant difference in the scores of HAMA, Banthel index and life satisfaction index between groups before treatment (P>0.05). The scores of HAMA after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment in two groups (P<0.05), and the scores of Banthel index and life satisfaction index after treatment were significantly higher than those before treatment in two groups (P<0.05). After treatment, the score of HAMA in treatment group was significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.05), and the scores of Banthel index and life satisfaction index in treatment group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion On the basis of rehabilitation training, specifically and systematically personalized health education may improve the quality of life in patients with stroke.

Key words: stroke, health education, quality of life