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OBJECTIVE: To determine social activity and life satisfaction three years post
stroke and to investigate the contribution of social activity to life
satisfaction controlled for the influence of demographic, physical and cognitive
disabilities and social support. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: One
hundred and sixty-five patients with a stroke. MAIN MEASURES: The Life
Satisfaction questionnaire (LiSat-9), the Social Support List - Interaction
(SSL-12-I), the Barthel Index, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the
Frenchay Activities Index. RESULTS: In total, 165 stroke patients participated,
of whom 112 (67.9%) reported that they were satisfied with life as a whole.
Socially inactive patients were significantly less often satisfied (50%, n = 26)
than socially moderately (74.4%, n = 64) and socially highly active (81.5%, n =
22) patients. Lowest satisfaction ratings were found for sexual life (40.6%, n =
58). The socially inactive group was most satisfied with their partner
relationship (85.1%, n = 40), the moderately and highly socially active group
with their self-care ability (87.2%, n = 75 and 96.3%, n = 26, respectively). ADL
and social activity were moderately correlated with life satisfaction. Social
activity was found to explain an additional variance of the LiSat-9 total score
(6.9%) and overall life satisfaction item (5.2%) after controlling for
demographic variables, social support, ADL and cognitive functioning.
CONCLUSIONS: Three years post stroke, many patients report ongoing
dissatisfaction with various life domains. Social activity was related to life
satisfaction.

Langue : ANGLAIS