Influence of Memory Functioning on Quality of Life in Stroke Patients: The Moderating Role of Social Support
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Background: This study investigated the influence of memory functioning on quality of life in stroke patients and the moderating role of social support. Methods: The study employed a quantitative approach, specifically a correlational design. Simple random sampling was used to select 132 patients from the target population of 189 stroke patients at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) in the Central Region of Ghana. Means, and standard deviations were used to measure the levels of memory functioning, quality of life, and social support in the stroke patients. Frequencies, and percentages were used to assess the demographic characteristics of stroke patients. Hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using multivariate linear regression, while hypothesis 3 was tested using Hayes PROCESS moderation analysis. Results: The findings revealed that memory functioning had a statistically significant influence on the quality of life in stroke patients [β = .523, p = .021]. Social support had no statistically significant influence on the quality of life in stroke patients [β = .331, p = .150]. Again, social support did not moderate the influence of memory functioning on quality of life in stroke patients [Int_1= .00, p = .15]. Conclusion: The study showed that stroke patients reported moderate quality of life and above average social support, with significant others providing the highest support. Statistical analysis indicated that memory functioning, particularly the frequency of forgetting, had a significant effect on quality of life, although the overall predictive strength was weak. In contrast, social support and its subscales showed no significant association with quality of life, and no moderating effect was observed in the relationship between memory functioning and quality of life. These findings suggest that interventions should prioritise memory-related issues while creating effective support systems to improve post stroke outcomes.
