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10TH CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION  GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 7TH TO 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011

 

ESA2011‐‐‐RN/RS‐‐‐1128  

RN16 Health and Healthcare In Europe    In Challenging Uncertain Times     

Specific Session III: Health inequalities across Europe    Oral presentation 

 

Title: Differences between Luxembourg and Portugal in the Life Satisfaction of Stroke Survivors,  two years post‐event: The influence of an unequal quality of life. 

 

Authors:  

Michèle Baumann PhD1 , Kàtia Lurbe‐Puerto PhD & Maria‐Engracia Léandro PhD 2 

Research unit INSIDE, University of Luxembourg 

Department of Sociology, University of Braga, Portugal 

The research entitled "Living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg after a stroke: family repercussions and  quality of life. The equal access to the care and the social resources" was funded by the National Research  Fund of Luxembourg FNR / VIVRE in 06/06/06, the Ministry of Health and the University of Luxembourg. 

 

Email addresses: 

Michèle Baumann (MB): michele.baumann@uni.lu  Kàtia Lurbe‐Puerto (KLP): Katia.lurbe.puerto@gmail .com  Maria‐Engracia Leandro (MEL): d801@ics.uminho.pt   

Abstract (2.973 characters with spaces) 

Two years post‐event, we described the survivors’ life satisfaction (LS) and Quality of Life (QoL), the LS and QoL  of their caregivers, and their socio‐demographic and health characteristics. We analysed the survivors’ LS and  its  associations  with  the  above‐mentioned  determinants  from  a  national  (mainly  urban  society)  survey  in  Luxembourg (LU) and a Bragança district (mainly rural) survey in the Northeast of Portugal (PT).    

Methods.  Over  18  months,  survivors  (≥18  years)  of  a  stroke,  living  at  home  and  having  given  their  informed  consent were contacted. The Inspection Générale de la Sécurité Sociale of LU and the District Health Centre in  PT  had  previously  confirmed  all  diagnoses  and  listed  the  potential  participants.  Survivors  identified  their  caregivers  and  both  were  interviewed,  at  home,  using  questionnaires  measuring  LS  (scale  1‐10)  and  two  internationally  validated  QoL’  scales:  the  survivors’  Newcastle  Quality  of  Life  (Newsqol)  and  the  Whoqol‐Bref  for the caregivers.   

Results. The participation rate was 26.5% LU and 38% PT: 94 LU (65.5 years) and 50 PT (70.1 years) survivors; 62  LU (59.3 years) and 46 PT (60.7 years) caregivers. The LU survivors and their caregivers had higher QoL scores  than  the  PT  samples.  In  contrast,  the  PT  survivors  were  more  affected  by  stroke‐related  impacts,  with  significant differences in Newsqol ‘mobility’ (i.e. walking, managing stairs, bending down, standing), ‘self‐care’ 

(i.e.  preparing  food,  shopping,  using  transport,  getting  washed,  getting  dressed,  and  showed),  feelings  regarding  the  current  situation  (i.e.  less  independence,  feelings  about  oneself,  life  changes  acceptance,  depressive  mood,  feelings  of  useless,  loss  of  control  over  their  life),  and  their  emotional  status  (i.e.  more  emotional, sometimes crying, short‐tempered, less tolerant and nervous).  Only the PT survivors’ LS was linked  to  the  ‘current  neurological  impairment’  domains.  The  LU  survivors’  LS  was  associated  with  all  Newsqol  dimensions;  stronger  links  (p<0.001)  were  found  in  ‘feelings’  and  ‘sleep’,  but  no  relation  existed  with  the  caregivers’  Whoqol‐bref  domains.  Difference  estimates  were  obtained  between  the  survivors’  LS  and  the  Newsqol ‘self‐care’ dimension (regression coefficient (rc) ‐0.28 for PT), their caregivers’ LS (rc ‐0.63 for PT) and  Whoqol‐bref psychological (rc ‐0.67 for PT), environmental (rc ‐0.73 for PT), and social relationship (rc ‐0.91 for  PT) domains.  

Discussion. Two years post‐event, the survivors' multi‐dimensional QoL was a more relevant predictor of their  LS, than that of their caregivers. LU‐PT differences recalled the hypothesis of the cumulative effect throughout  life  of  social  inequalities  in  health  and  highlighted  the  distinct  impact  in  survivors’  LS  of  living  in  an  urban  society, turned towards community supports or in a rural society based on a domestic care. In home‐based care  settings,  the  survivors’  LS  and  Newsqol  are  useful  patient‐centred  markers  for  individual  and  community  interventions. 

 

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