Objective of the study: * To determine changes in physical and cognitive function in patients with chronic stroke over 5 years * To determine whether there are differences in physical and cognitive function in chronic stroke patients with different baseline levels of physical activity
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
35
Test for physical functions and cognitive functions
Srinagarind Hospital Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
6-minute walk test
walk distance covered over a time of 6 minutes
Time frame: 5 years
10-meter walk test
comfortable \& fast gait speed
Time frame: 5 years
Thai MMSE
test patient's cognition with mini-mental state examination (MMSE) Minimum score = 0 (worst outcome, poor cognitive function) Maximum score = 30 (better outcome, good cognitive function)
Time frame: 5 years
Global quality of life
Global quality of life questionnaire which the patient will give their own score of their quality of life, scale from 0-100 (0 = worst quality of life, 100 = best quality of life)
Time frame: 5 years
Short FES-I
the Short Falls Efficacy Scale International (Short FES-I) questionnaire Minimum score = 7 (better outcome, less fear of falling) Maximum score = 28 (worst outcome, most fear of falling)
Time frame: 5 years
Fatigue assessment scale
Fatigue assessment scale questionnaire Minimum score = 10 (better outcome, less fatigue) Maximum score = 50 (worst outcome, more fatigue)
Time frame: 5 years
Barthel index
Barthel index questionnaire Minimum score = 0 (worst outcome, mostly dependent in daily living) Maximum score = 100 (better outcome, independent in daily living)
Time frame: 5 years
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