Quality of life assessment
stroke, pain
STROKE
The SF-36(short-form 36 questionnaire) quality of life questionnaire was completed by the participants before and after the intervention. The SF-36 quality of life questionnaire is a tool that is widely used and has been validated to measure the quality of life of patients with stroke. This questionnaire is a self-expressive tool and includes 36 items in 8 scales including physical functioning, role functioning/physical, role functioning/emotional, energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, pain, social functioning, and general health. These 8 scales include both physical and mental components. The score of each subscale is from 0 to 100 and a higher score closer to 100 indicates a better quality of life [