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OBJECT: To describe self-reported life satisfaction of younger persons after
stroke and to investigate differences between men and women and factors
associated with life satisfaction. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHODS:
Subjects were all persons after stroke, aged 18-55 years, registered in the
Swedish National Quality Register for Stroke Care. A questionnaire was completed
by 1068 individuals 8-36 months after stroke. Perceived Life Satisfaction was
measured with LiSat-9. RESULTS: Less than half of the participants were satisfied
with life as a whole. For women, significant associations were found between not
being satisfied with life as a whole and haemorrhage (odds ratio (OR) 4.00) as
well as a deteriorated ability to concentrate (OR 2.11). For men, significant
associations were found to be not having a significant other (OR 3.17), not
working (OR 2.26) and deteriorated ability to concentrate (OR 2.04). CONCLUSION:
There were different factors for being satisfied with life as a whole between men
and women, indicating a need for a more gender-specific rehabilitation than is
currently used. The impact that deteriorated ability to concentrate has on life
satisfaction is an important finding that needs to be considered in the
rehabilitation process of younger patients after stroke.

Langue : ANGLAIS