Open AccessCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL INDIAN FEMALE AFTER STROKE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Nikita S Deshmukh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7418
DOI - 10.22270/jmpas.v10i4.1275
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , stroke (engine) , cognition , montreal cognitive assessment , cognitive impairment , medicine , affect (linguistics) , cross sectional study , gerontology , physical therapy , psychology , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , nursing , communication , pathology , engineering
Stroke is main cause of death and disability which mainly affect higher function like cognitive impairment which affects the quality of life. The MoCA used to assessment of cognitive impairment and stroke specific quality of life for assessment of quality of life. The aim was to assess the effect of Cognitive Impairment on quality of life in Rural Indian women after stroke. The cognitive impairment was measured with the use of the MoCA and Quality of Life was measured by SS-Quality of Life questionnaire. Female stroke patient with age in between 41-70 year who was diagnosed by the physician is included in the study. Result of this study indicated that the cognitive functions ans quality of life significantly affected in rural females following stroke. (0.571; p=0.0001).the finding is the cognitive deficits occurred after stroke and it hamper the quality of life in majority of patient.