TY - JOUR T1 - Consequences of stroke in community-dwelling elderly: the health and retirement study, 1998 to 2008. JF - Stroke Y1 - 2011 A1 - Afshin A Divani A1 - Shahram Majidi A1 - Anna M Barrett A1 - Noorbaloochi, Siamak A1 - Andreas R Luft KW - Activities of Daily Living KW - Aged KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Cohort Studies KW - Comorbidity KW - Female KW - Geriatrics KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Quality of Life KW - Retirement KW - Risk KW - Social Environment KW - Stroke AB -

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke survivors are at risk of developing comorbidities that further reduce their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk of developing a secondary health problem after stroke.

METHODS: We performed a case-control analysis using 6 biennial interview waves (1998 to 2008) of the Health and Retirement Study. We compared 631 noninstitutionalized individuals who had a single stroke with 631 control subjects matched for age, gender, and interview wave. We studied sleep problems, urinary incontinence, motor impairment, falls, and memory deficits among the 2 groups.

RESULTS: Stroke survivors frequently developed new or worsened motor impairment (33%), sleep problems (up to 33%), falls (30%), urinary incontinence (19%), and memory deficits (9%). As compared with control subjects, the risk of developing a secondary health problem was highest for memory deficits (OR, 2.45; 95% CI, 1.34 to 4.46) followed by urinary incontinence (OR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.31 to 2.66), motor impairment (OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.16 to 2.24), falls (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.12 to 2.0), and sleep disturbances (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.09 to 2.03). In contrast, stroke survivors were not more likely to injure themselves during a fall (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.72 to 1.79). After adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, social status, psychiatric symptoms, and pain, the risks of falling or developing sleep problems were not different from the control subjects.

CONCLUSIONS: The risk of developing a secondary health problem that can impact daily life is markedly increased after stroke. A better understanding of frequencies and risks for secondary health problems after stroke is necessary for designing better preventive and rehabilitation strategies.

PB - 42 VL - 42 IS - 7 N1 - Divani, Afshin A Majidi, Shahram Barrett, Anna M Noorbaloochi, Siamak Luft, Andreas R K24 HD062647-01/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States K24 HD062647-02/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States K24HD062647/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States R01 NS055808/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States R01 NS055808-01A2/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States R01 NS055808-02/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States R01 NS055808-03/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States R01 NS055808-04/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't United States Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation Nihms297056 Stroke. 2011 Jul;42(7):1821-5. Epub 2011 May 19. U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21597018?dopt=Abstract U2 - PMC3125444 U4 - Activities of Daily Living/Case-Control Studies/Case-Control Studies/Cohort Studies/Comorbidity/Female/Geriatrics/methods/Geriatrics/methods/Humans/Quality of Life/Retirement/Social Environment/Stroke/ complications/ epidemiology/Stroke/ complications/ epidemiology ER -