Health, Functioning, Work, and Experiences of Social and Health Services of Persons With Stroke

NCT06575907 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: pr42115
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the Health, functioning, work, and experiences of social and health services of persons with stroke study (FinPostStroke) is to identify factors related to self-reported health, functioning, work, inclusion, and accessibility of social and health services, and how such factors are interconnected in Finnish adults several years after stroke. Participants will be targeted from hospital registries and recruited by postal mail. This cross-sectional explorative observational study is based on register data and postal survey. The survey questionnaire includes several valid patient-reported outcome measures. The study will provide useful information for developing social and health services for people several years after stroke.

Conditions

Stroke; Health, Subjective; Cardiovascular Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases

Keywords

ICF; Survey; Stroke; Health; Functioning; Work; Inclusion; Health and social services

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• PROMIS® Global Health

  The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Global Health consists of 10 items with 5-point rating scale. It is used to assess overall health, physical health, mental health, social health, fatigue, and pain.

  7 days

• 12-item WHODAS 2.0

  The 12-item World Health Organization Disability Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS) measures functioning. It consists of 12 items with 5-point rating scale (0-4), sum score ranging from 0 to 48. Higher score means more disability. It is used to assess cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along, life activities, and participation.

  30 days

• EQ-5D-5L

  The EQ-5D-5L is a self-reported instrument measuring health status. It consists five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression, that are evaluated through five statements/levels. The digits for the five dimensions can be combined into a 5-digit number that describes the patient's health state (5-digit health state profile) that represents the level of reported problems on each of the five dimensions of health. In addition, EQ-5D uses Visual analogue Scale (VAS) for "We would like to know how good or bad your health is TODAY".

  Baseline

• Experiences of Social Inclusion Scale, ESIS

  Experiences of Social Inclusion Scale (ESIS) consists of 10 claims with 5-point Likert scale (1-5). The sum score of 10-50 is converted to a scale of 0 to 100. Higher score means stronger experience of inclusion. It is used to assess the experience of meaningfulness, belief in action possibilities and the perceived quality of social interaction.

  Baseline

• Health and social services

  "Health and social services" consists of 24 semistructured questions about health and social services chosen from the National Health Finland Survey.

  1 year

• Work and income

  "Work and income" consists of 14 semistructured questions about work and income chosen from the International Spinal Cord Injury Survey.

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

Stroke survivors living in North Savo region of Finland

Individuals who suffered a stroke in 2020-2022

Other: no intervention

Stroke survivors living in Uusimaa region of Finland

Individuals who suffered a stroke in 2020-2022

Other: no intervention

Interventions

no intervention OTHER

no intervention

Stroke survivors living in North Savo region of Finland; Stroke survivors living in Uusimaa region of Finland

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults with acute ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or intracerebral hemorrhage that have been treated either in North Savo or Uusimaa hospitals in 2018-2022.

You may qualify if:

• treated for acute stroke (ICD-10 codes I60-61, I63-64) in North Savo or Uusimaa region of Finland between January 2020 and December 2022
• lives currently in North Savo or Uusimaa region of Finland
• years or older at the time of stroke

You may not qualify if:

• missing address
• deceased

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities: lead
• Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa: collaborator
• Wellbeing Services County of North Savo: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities

Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00280, Finland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke; Cardiovascular Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Sinikka Hiekkala, Docent

  The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2024
• First Posted: August 28, 2024
• Study Start: May 22, 2026
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2026
• Study Completion: September 1, 2026
• Last Updated: September 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FI (1)