Name: Amriati Mutmainna

Assignment: Data Commentary Table

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON PERCEIVED WELL-

BEING OF STROKE SURVIVORS

by
Janet W.H. Sit

Thesis submitted for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy
at
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2000
 (1)
The functional status of the stroke survivors was measured by their independence in
activities o f daily living using the Barthel Index (BI). The total possible score is 20. A higher
score indicates a better performance in activities o f daily living. The mean BI score was 13.54
(SD=5.92). The composite score from the BI was recoded according to the Wade classification
(Wade and Hewer, 1987). There were five categories including: 20 representing full
independence, 15 to 19 representing mildly disabled, 10 to 14 representing moderately disabled,
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5 to 9 representing severely disabled and 0 to 4 representing very severely disabled. As shown
in Table 6.3, 23% of the subjects had a full score of 20 indicating that these subjects were
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independent in activities of daily living. Thirty-two percent of the subjects scored between 15
and 19, which means that they suffered from mild disability and required some forms o f
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assistance. Forty-four per cent of the subjects had BI score o f 14 or less, which means that
these subjects required considerable help or full assistance from others in activities of daily
living.

Activities of daily living (Barthel Index) N %

Independent 26 23.2

Mildly disabled 36 32.1

Moderately disabled 16 14.3

Severely disabled 24 21.4

Very severely disabled 10 8.90

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