Sleep problems worsen health-related quality of life and participation during the first 12 months of stroke rehabilitation

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Absolutely nothing here is going to help with 30% of survivors having sleep problems. Damn it all, solve stroke problems, don't just do useless research.

 

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Sleep problems worsen health-related quality of life and participation during the first 12 months of stroke rehabilitation

George Fulk, Pamela Duncan, Karen J Klingman

First Published June 30, 2020 Research Article

https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520935940

Article information

Abstract

Objective:

Evaluate the impact of self-reported sleep problems on post-stroke recovery.

Design:

Cross-sectional secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke (LEAPS) rehabilitation and recovery study (phase-III single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial). Group medians were compared for three sleep problem groups across three time points.

Setting:

Outpatient and in-home physical therapy.

Subjects:

Adults during the first year following stroke (n = 408, 380, 360 at 2, 6, 12 months, respectively).

Interventions:

The original study compared effects of locomotor training with body weight support in the year post-stroke. This analysis evaluated function in three sleep/functional-impact groups: no sleep problems, sleep problems with no-to-minimal-impact and sleep problems with moderate-to-quite-a-bit of impact.

Main measures:

Participants’ responses regarding if they had “a sleep problem, such as insomnia” and, if so, what the impact was on their function. Stroke Impact Scale subscales for strength, hand function, mobility, ADLs, memory, communication, emotion, participation, and percent recovery.

Results:

About 25% (30% elsewhere)of people with stroke reported sleep difficulty, 10% perceived sleep problems negatively impact function. Groups self-reporting worse sleep performed worse in all functional subscales (except self-perceived percent recovery) during the first year post-stroke.

Conclusion:

Self-reported poor sleep adversely effects post-stroke functional recovery.

Keywords Sleep wake disorders, stroke, rehabilitation, physical therapy modalities

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