Key result
New symptoms classified as post-polio syndrome increased walking and climbing stairs disability, impaired daily activities, and decreased life satisfaction among post-polio survivors.
Why the study?
Does post-polio syndrome decrease life satisfaction and independence in post-polio survivors?
Population
100 post-polio survivors who visited the Rehabilitation Institute in Ljubljana at least once in the last ten…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform supportive care planning for post-polio survivors; hypothesis-generating for interventional trials.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
No
Does post-polio syndrome decrease life satisfaction and independence in post-polio survivors?
New symptoms in post-polio survivors (post-polio syndrome) are associated with increased disability in daily activities and decreased life satisfaction.
Crt Marincek Helena Burger (2000) conducted a cross-sectional in Post-polio syndrome (n=100). New symptoms classified as post-polio syndrome was evaluated on Life satisfaction and independent living. New symptoms classified as post-polio syndrome increased walking and climbing stairs disability, impaired daily activities, and decreased life satisfaction among post-polio survivors.
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