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Factors Related to the Disability of Stroke Patients in Gyeongju, Korea

경주지역 뇌졸중 환자들의 장애정도와 관련요인

  • Kang, Min-Soo (Department of Medicine, The Graduate School, Dongguk University) ;
  • Jo, Min-Woo (Department of Preventive Medicine, Ulsan University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Kyu (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University, College of Medicine)
  • 강민수 (동국대학교 대학원 의학과) ;
  • 조민우 (울산대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 임현술 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김상규 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2010.10.15
  • Accepted : 2010.12.24
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate factors related to the degree of disability of stroke patients in a rural community. Methods: The study subjects included 641 patients selected from 975 stroke patients over the age of 50 with brain lesion-related disabilities living in Gyeongju, Korea, an urban-rural consolidated community. The data were obtained by interviews from July to October 2008. The subjects were divided into a seriously disabled group (1st and 2nd disability grade) and mildly disabled group (3th, 4th, 5th and 6th disability grade) by degree of disability according to registered disability grade. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 14.0 statistical package. Results: The study subjects included 379 males (59.1%) and 262 females (40.9%), and most patients were in their 70s (256 cases, 39.9%). The seriously disabled group included 287 patients (44.8%) and the mildly disabled group included 354 persons (55.2%). Age, prehospital delayed time and number of related chronic diseases were risk factors for serious disability (p<0.05). Conclusions: Our results indicate that the degree of disability can be reduced by decreasing prehospital delayed time. We suggest that education of high risk groups and establishment of emergency services as well as a transport system for stroke patients are required to reduce the degree of disability due to stroke.

이 연구는 뇌졸중으로 장애진단을 받은 환자들을 대상으로 보건서비스를 제공하기 위한 사전조사와 뇌졸중 발생 및 장애정도와 관련된 요인을 분석하여 뇌졸중 예방과 장애를 최소화하기 위한 목적으로 실시하였다. 뇌졸중 환자에서 중증장애발생은 연령이 증가할수록, 의료기관 도착시간이 3시간 이내 보다 6시간 초과 12시간 이내로 지연되는 경우 1.81배 증가하였고 뇌졸중 관련 만성질환이 없는 경우보다 만성질환이 2개 이상 있는 경우 0.57배 감소하였다. 뇌졸중에 대한 교육유무는 중증장애에 영향이 없었지만, 뇌졸중 발생 전 뇌졸중 관련 교육 유경험자 비율이 3.2%로 적었다. 향후 뇌졸중으로 인한 개인적, 사회적 비용을 줄이고 장애를 최소화하기 위해서는 발병 후 급성기에 효과적인 치료를 위한 뇌졸중환자 응급의료체계 구축과 함께 지역사회 뇌졸중환자와 고위험군을 대상으로 의료기관 도착 전 지연시간을 줄이기 위한 보건교육 등의 중재프로그램 개발이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

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