EUROMEDICA  Hanover 1-2  Juni 2007	Advanced methods of diagnosis, treatment and prophylactics
	European Academy of Natural Sciences, Hanover European Scientific Society, Hanover Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow

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We sought to study quality of life in stroke survivors 1 year after stroke to identify variables that could predict quality of life after stroke.

We followed up for 1 year a cohort of 60 patients, who completed a questionnaire that included Sickness Impact Profile, Hospital scale for depression, Barthel Index and Motoricity Index. Independent variables were sex, age, functional status, motor impairment, depression and the time of beginning the rehabilitation.

We found that depression, disability, type of stroke and the onset of rehabilitation programs were the strongest predictors of the quality of life. Low quality of life was registered in patients with severe ischemic stroke. Younger age correlated with low quality of life. Women had a lower Barthel Index Score after 1 year after stroke but sex was not correlated with low quality of life. More severe disability was in patients with left-side hemiparesis. Poststroke depression was found in 58 % of patients and correlated with low quality of life. Depression develops after the acute stage of stroke and correlates with age (the opportunity of development of depression is higher in young patients), severity and type of stroke, its localization and the presence of sensitivity disturbances.