Journal article
Mental status and health-related quality of life in an elderly population 15 years after limited cerebral ischaemia
Abstract
BackgroundStroke has a major impact on survivors. Our study was designed to describe the mental status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in long-term survivors of TIA or minor ischaemic stroke (MIS) and evaluate associations of mental and physical factors with HR-QoL.MethodsA random sample of the 10-year survivors of the Dutch TIA Trial (DTT) and the dutch participants of the European Atrial Fibrillation Trial (EAFT) were interviewed …
Authors
van Wijk I; Gorter JW; Lindeman E; Kappelle LJ; van Gijn J; Koudstaal PJ; Algra A; for the Life Long After Cerebral Ischaemia Study Group*
Journal
Journal of Neurology, Vol. 254, No. 8, pp. 1018–1025
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2007
DOI
10.1007/s00415-006-0480-9
ISSN
0340-5354