ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aimed to determine how the health-related factors of stroke patients in local community affect their wellness, which are based on comprehensive ICF core set for stroke invented by Geyh(2004). Methods: This study has investigated 157 stroke patients who live in local community and done for 21weeks. The health-related factors of the subjects were determined by Comprehensive ICF core set for stroke and their wellness were measured by Korean Wellness Life Style Scale(KWLISS). Final analysis was conducted only including data of 136 subjects, excluding 21 who were considered inappropriate for the study. Results: Analyzing correlations among the variables which influence the patients' wellness. their environmental factors(p<.05) are proven to have positive correlation. Consequently, among the health-related factors of stroke patients in local community, environmental factors(p<.01), body structure(p<.05) count for 52% of their wellness. Conclusion: Environmental factors are the primary factors which affect the wellness of stroke patient in local community. Thus, those variables, which are environmental factors of the stroke patients, should be highly considered in occupational therapy to improve the level of their wellness. In addition, it is necessary to have a specific occupational therapeutic approach that identifies community resources supporting occupational performance and apply it to the life of stroke patients.