Rehabilitation performance and adjustment in stroke patients: a study of social class factors.
In a prospective follow-up study comparing the adjustment of hemiplegics in rehabilitation programs in a public institution (N = 100) and a private university facility (N = 105) measures were taken one month after admission and 18-24 months after discharge. Initially, the groups differed in social profiles (social class, ethnicity, marital status), incidence of secondary medical conditions and attitudes, including expectancies and F scale and sick role questionnaire. They did not differ in performance and motivation on the programs. At follow-up treatment. Many more went to nursing homes. Implications for rehabilitation programs are presented.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001318:Authoritarianism; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012803:Sick Role; D012923:Social Class