title: Instrumental activities of daily living in two patient populations, three months and one year after a stroke.
abstract: The pattern of instrumental activities of daily living (I-ADL) such as household work, locomotion, psychosocial functions and intellectual activity was investigated in two groups of patients, three months and one year after a stroke. Group A (n = 78 at three months, n = 63 at one year) had received conventional care during the hospital period, while Group B (n = 129 at three months, n = 120 at one year) had taken part in a more individualised care programme. There was no difference in I-ADL performance between the two groups on the follow-up occasions according to interviews. The individualised care programme in the present study did not result in any significant differences in long-term functional improvements, although the mortality rate was somewhat lower in Group B. The patients of both groups were dependent to a large extent on somebody else in all activities except locomotion. Three-fourths of the patients, however, declared that they were satisfied with their health and life situation, in spite of their handicap.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindmark
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hamrin
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013548:Sweden