A new study looked at the differences between younger men and women and their likelihood to suffer from an ischemic stroke. What they found was that women who were aged 35 or younger were much more likely (44 percent) to have a stroke than men.
One of the biggest drawbacks of this study was that researchers were not able to clearly see the differences in men and women and how they were impacted by stroke past the age of 45. Unfortunately, data collection and presentation is not as reliable or thorough as it is for younger age groups. This points to a big need for improvement in how we study stroke and the lives that are impacted by it. Hopefully, by identifying this need, researchers can begin to take more effective steps toward rectifying it.
Younger women tend to be impacted more heavily by stroke than men, and this can have greater repercussions as they age.
Clearly, there’s a long way to go before researchers have a better understanding of the differences between how men and women are impacted by stroke and what the different risk factors are. While stroke research has come a long way in the last ten years, studies like this one remind us that there’s still a long way to go if we are going to continue to improve the quality of life that our older loved ones get to experience. Hopefully, more research can help.
Additionally, the study noted that young women that do suffer from a stroke tend to suffer from worse long term results because of their stroke. The typical long term impacts of a stroke can occur, even though these individuals were very young when they had their stroke. Disability can occur even though they were young. The need for assistance or some sort of long term could happen–even amongst such a young population. We tend to think of long term care as something that is reserved for the elderly, but this isn’t always the case, unfortunately.
When a loved one has a stroke, regardless of whether they are a man or a woman, they might have a lot of new needs that were not there before, especially if it was a severe stroke. A stroke can lead to difficulty getting around and vocalizing things. Sometimes this is temporary, and sometimes it lasts for quite a while. However, having a support team in place to help can make a world of difference.
This is what we hope to provide here at Paradise In-Home Care. Individuals that need a bit of extra help around the house can find this assistance through the help of an in-home caregiver. A caregiver can help with getting around the house, meal preparation, medications, and more. They make those daily tasks that might be impossible because of a stroke (or some other hindrance) a reality once again.
If you’d like to learn a little more about how in-home care can make your life better, we’d love to talk more. Give us a call to get a free consultation scheduled and help a loved one get pointed toward the help that they need to live a higher quality of life.
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