Factors associated with quality of life among newly diagnosed acute ischemic stroke patients: a community-based case-control study.

Background: Stroke burden is expected to increase and surviving a bout of stroke may leave one with a chronic or disabling outcome decreasing significantly the quality of life of the sufferer. The study aimed to explore the association between quality of life (QoL) in stroke and non-stroke individuals in a predominantly agricultural community.

Method: A community-based case-control study was conducted among 154 cases aged 18 and 75 diagnosed with incident stroke.