2.1 The aim of the study
A descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in order to
evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of stroke patients,
to compare SF-36 which is one of the globally used QOL scales with
stroke-specific quality of life (SSQOL), to investigate the relationship
between them, and inquire whether they differ according to
sociodemographic characteristics of the patients. For the purposes of
this study, definition of stroke proposed by World Health Organization
was used.