Quality of Life of Patients with Post-Stroke Speech-Language Disorders

Purpose: We examined the quality of life (QoL) in stroke patients with speech-language disorders as an aftereffect.Methods: The collected data for individuals who had been diagnosed with stroke were drawn from the Korea community health survey in 2010 and 2012.We classified them into two groups, the group with no aftereffects (n = 3,011) and the group with speech-language disorders (n = 367).Socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, and Euro QoL-5 dimensions were obtained.For statistical analysis, Analysis of Covariance and multiple linear regression analysis were conducted.Results: Age, gender, comorbidity of depression, and asthma were associated with a lower level of QoL in the speech-language disorder group.The group with speech-language disorders showed significantly lower QoL than the group with no aftereffects.Conclusion: Our findings may broaden the knowledge related to QoL for individuals with speech-language disorders.Lower QoL in speech-language disorders reconfirmed the potential importance of providing support to individuals with post-stroke speech-language disorders.