Clinical practice
SF-36 scale is being used to assess the quality of life of stroke patients in Turkey (Topcu and Pınar, 2012). The results of this study showed that the use of the SSQOL scale may be more appropriate, especially in acute stroke patients. In addition, stroke -specific QOL scale (SSQOL) will provide nurses more objective information when evaluating especially the physical activity of the patients, when compared with SF-36.