Correlation Between Adherence of Rehabilitative Treatment with Quality of Life of Post-Stroke Patients in Wiyung Sejahtera Hospital

Abstract

Stroke rehabilitation is necessary for post-stroke patients’s recovery to be more independent and have better quality of life. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between patients’ adherence in undergoing rehabilitative treatment and the quality of life of post-stroke patients at Wiyung Sejahtera Hospital. The type of research  is descriptive analytic with cross-sectional approach. The sample was 92 post-stroke patients undergoing rehabilitative treatment at Wiyung Sejahtera Hospital chosen using Simple Random Sampling technique. The independent variable is level of adherence measured by modified Morisky 8-Item Medication Adherence Score (MMAS-8) questionnaire in Bahasa Indonesia. The dependent variable is quality of life of post-stroke patients, assessed using Indonesian version of the Short Version of Stroke Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) questionnaire. The correlation test uses Spearman Rank to analyze the relationship between two variables. Significant results from the Spearman Rank test obtained p-value = 0.01 <α (0.05) which means H1 is accepted, meaning that there is a relationship between adherence in undergoing rehabilitative treatment and the quality of life of post-stroke patients at Wiyung Sejahtera Hospital. It was concluded that the higher the level of adherence in undergoing rehabilitative treatment, the better the quality of life of post-stroke patinets. This research is expected to be beneficial for the development of knowledge in nursing to improve the quality of life of post-stroke patients by ensuring patient compliance in undergoing rehabilitative care.