title: Changes in the impact of stroke between 3 and 12 months post-stroke, assessed with the Stroke Impact Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine data collected using the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0 (SIS) at 3 and 12 months post-stroke, and to explore any clinically meaningful changes in everyday life in relation to age, gender and stroke severity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective longitudinal study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 204 persons were assessed using the SIS at 3 and 12 months after onset of stroke. Changes in domain scores were calculated over time and in relation to age, gender and stroke severity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Strength, Hand Function and Participation domains had the highest perceived impact at 3 and 12 months, indicating problems in everyday life. Stroke recovery was perceived to be significantly higher at 12 than at 3 months irrespective of stroke severity, age or gender. The impact on the Strength and Emotion domains was significantly lower at 12 months than at 3 months. Most clinically meaningful changes, both positive and negative (± 15 points), were seen in the Participation domain and in Stroke recovery. Few changes were associated with age, gender or stroke severity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both positive and negative clinically meaningful changes related to impact of stroke were found between 3 and 12 months post-stroke. Therefore it is important to pay close attention to patients' perceptions of their everyday life situation during rehabilitation and at discharge.
authors.affiliation: Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Box 23 200, SE-141 83 Huddinge, Sweden. susanne.guidetti@ki.se.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guidetti
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ytterberg
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ekstam
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eriksson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome