Contribución de la rehabilitación en pacientes de la unidad de ictus en términos de discapacidad y calidad de vida

Abstract

Strokes are the main cause of disability for adults in western societies. It carries a greatsocio-economic impact which is growing because of the reduction in mortality caused by the technological, medical healthcare and post-discharge care systems improvements. This impact is associated with an increase in the number of patients with a severe disability; interest is thus increasing in studying the impact of stroke in the quality of life of survivors. Understanding the factors which affect disability and quality of life, as well as those that determine the destination of a patient after their discharge is therefore paramount to stablish action protocols aimed at improving disability, quality of life and decreasing the socio-economic costs of stroke for patients...