Stroke is among the main cause of death and loss of work capability in Malaysia. Government hospitals statistic shows drastic increase of stroke cases and deaths resulting from it. Hospital Kuala Lumpur's statistic recorded about 30% to 35% fatality in cases of stroke. The study was carried out to identify the level of stroke recovery and its associated factors. The study was carried out at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC), Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) and National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM). The sampling method was universal sampling and respondents were interviewed using guided questionnaire. The stroke recovery was studied to identify the relationshiP with social support, age, coping, stroke severity and lifestyle. The response rate of this study was 50.3%. A total of 47.0% ofstroke patient received high stroke recovery. Among five factors studied, three factors have shown the significant relationship with stroke recovery; coping style OR 0.293 (95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.129·0.668, P "0.004); lifestyle, OR 0.347 (95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.154· 0.782, p" 0.01) dan social support OR 0.291 (95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.128· 0.664, P"0.004), Establish significant relationshiP of stroke recovery with three studied factors which were social support, coping style and lifestyle. Most of the stroke patients in this study are retirees and housewives. These three factors are required further attention to ensure stroke patients recover.
Key words: Recovery, stroke, social support, coping, lifestyle