Felt stigma as a determinant of health-related quality of life among community-dwelling stroke survivors in China: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To assess the role of felt stigma versus enacted stigma in the health-related quality of life of community--dwelling stroke survivors in China.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 189 community--dwelling stroke survivors were investigated with the Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI), 12-item Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12), modified Barthel index (MBI), Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS), and demographic and disease-related characteristics. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the influence of felt stigma and enacted stigma on quality of life after controlling for depression, activities of daily living, and patient characteristics.