Why the fuck was this research done? You're so fucking out-of-date you somehow missed all this earlier research?
Hell we've known of post stroke fatigue for years. So solve the damn problem, instead of just telling us it exists.
At
least half of all stroke survivors experience fatigue Known since March 2017
Or is it 70%? Known since March 2015
Or is it 40%? Known since September 2017
I'd fire everyone involved including the editors of the International Journal of Stroke for printing this.
Global prevalence estimates of poststroke fatigue: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Background and purpose:
Poststroke
fatigue (PSF) is a common complication after stroke. However,
information on the global prevalence of PSF and how this varies
geographically and by population is lacking. Our aim was to examine the
global prevalence of PSF and identify sources of heterogeneity in the
published literature.
Methods:
Four
medical databases (PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews) were searched from their inception to 28 February
2022. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Instrument for
studies reporting prevalence data (JBI) was used to assess the risk of
bias (ROB) of the included studies. The primary outcome was the
prevalence of PSF determined using a random-effects model. Subgroup
analysis and meta-regression models were used to define the source of
heterogeneity.
Results:
In
all, 66 studies with 11,697 patients were included in this
meta-analysis. The overall quality of the included studies was medium.
The global pooled prevalence of PSF in stroke survivors was 46.79% (95%
confidence interval (CI), 43.41–50.18%). The prevalence estimates of PSF
based on the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Multidimensional Fatigue
Inventory-20 (MFI-20), and Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) were 47.44%
(95% CI, 43.20–51.67%), 51.69% (95% CI, 44.54–58.83%), and 36.13% (95%
CI, 23.07–49.18%), respectively. Prevalence rates of PSF were higher in
females (53.19%; 95% CI, 46.46–59.92%), in hemorrhagic stroke (57.54%;
95% CI, 40.55–74.53%), in those with a college degree or higher (53.18%;
95% CI, 42.82–63.54%), and in those with unmarried or divorced status
(59.78%; 95% CI, 44.72–74.83%).
Conclusions:
The
prevalence of PSF in stroke survivors is high, affecting almost half of
all stroke sufferers. PSF rates were higher with female gender, being
unmarried or divorced, having a higher educational level, and being
hemorrhagic compared to ischemic stroke.
Trial registration:
PROSPERO (CRD42021269441).
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