Health-related quality of life of post-stroke older patients

Abstract

Background: In UAE, there is a huge predicted increase in the incidence of heart attacks and strokes as a result of high increase in the cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, hypertension, poor physical activity, lifestyle and diabetes. Although, the government and the private are investing billions of dollars in the health care sectors, there are very few stroke units and rehabilitation centers in the country. The life expectancy and the number of older persons in the country is increasing. With decrease in stroke mortality tales, more individuals are likely to live with their residual impairments and disabilities Many health and social services for the older persons his been initiated. With very few researchers being conducted, the issues associated both with stroke and with the older persons in the UAE are obscure and difficult to understand.