Article

Afrique - Nigéria -
Several studies have examined gender differences in various stroke
outcomes. There is however little information on the influence of gender on
post-stroke functioning in the context of the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). OBJECTIVE: Gender differences in
selected components of functioning, namely motor performance (body function),
activity and participation, were examined in a sample of Nigerian stroke
survivors. This longitudinal study involved consenting first-incidence
stroke survivors who were consecutively recruited from in-patient wards of a
University teaching hospital in northern Nigeria. Demographic and clinical data
were obtained at recruitment while motor performance, activity and participation
were assessed at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th months using the Simplified Fugl
Meyer scale, the Functional Independence Measure Motor Sub-scale and the London
Handicap Scale respectively. RESULTS: Participants were thirty-three male (60%)
and 22 female (40%) stroke survivors who did not significantly differ in age,
stroke sub-type, laterality and initial severity (P > 0.05). There were also no
significant differences in motor performance, activity and participation between
the male and female stroke survivors across the time points. CONCLUSION: Gender
differences were not observed in the components of functioning over the first 12
months post-stroke.

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