The Results of the Continuous Care Model for Stroke Patients in the Rehabilitation Period that Affects the Quality of Life of Patients after being Discharged from the Hospital

Abstract

Background : Although advances in medicine have improved survival rates for stroke patients, those
who survive often have complications that affect their quality of life. Therefore, patients should
receive continued care after being discharged from the hospital. This research aimed to 1) study the
quality of life of stroke patients after being discharged from the hospital 2) compare the quality of
life of the experimental group of stroke patients before and after receiving continuous care during the
rehabilitation period and 3) compare the quality of life of stroke patients between the experimental
group and the control group.
Materials and Methods : This study was quasi-experimental research with a group sample of 60
stroke patients who was admitted to Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital between 1 February 2022 - 31
December 2022. The research instruments were questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed by
using mean, standard deviation, and t-test.
Results : 1) quality of life of stroke patients was found to be at a moderate level (mean 3.10).
2) the quality of life of the experimental group (mean 3.52) was higher than before receiving
continuous care during the rehabilitation period (mean 3.21). 3) the quality of life of stroke
patients in the experimental group (mean 3.52) was higher than that of the control group after receiving
regular medical care (mean 3.03).
Conclusion : The quality of life of stroke patients increases after receiving continuous care during the
rehabilitation period and the quality of life of stroke patients in the experimental group was higher
than that in the control group.