Given that stroke is an indispensable health burden in Saudi Arabia and around the world, great importance has been attached on studies of social support and other factors that could improve the quality of life of stroke survivors. Perceptions of quality of life and social support may vary depending on patients’ cultural and societal background. This research assessed the quality of life and social support of community-dwelling Saudis who survived stroke. A quantitative study was performed among 123 Saudi stroke survivors. Questionnaire-guided interviews measuring social support and quality of life were performed, and the multivariate effects of predictor variables on the four domains of quality of life were determined through multivariate multiple regression analysis. Among the dimensions of social support, support from family members had the highest average, whereas support from friends had the lowest. The environmental domain of quality of life was perceived to be the best aspect, whereas physical health was perceived to be the poorest. Multivariate analysis revealed that age, gender, employment status, monthly family income, type of community, education, type of stroke, side of stroke and support from significant others had multivariate influences on the domains of quality of life. Several sociodemographic and disease-related variables and social support influence patients’ quality of life. The study adds critical knowledge as to how Arab stroke survivors perceive their quality of life and social support. Ensuring that stroke survivors receive adequate social support is imperative because it can improve their quality of life.

鉴于中风是沙特阿拉伯和世界各地不可或缺的健康负担，因此对社会支持和其他可以改善中风幸存者生活质量的因素的研究受到了高度重视。对生活质量和社会支持的看法可能会因患者的文化和社会背景而异。这项研究评估了中风幸存者的社区居住沙特人的生活质量和社会支持。对 123 名沙特中风幸存者进行了一项定量研究。进行了测量社会支持和生活质量的问卷引导访谈，并通过多元多元回归分析确定了预测变量对生活质量四个领域的多变量影响。在社会支持维度中，来自家庭成员的支持平均最高，来自朋友的支持最低。生活质量的环境领域被认为是最好的方面，而身体健康被认为是最差的方面。多变量分析显示，年龄、性别、就业状况、家庭月收入、社区类型、教育程度、中风类型、中风一侧以及重要他人的支持对生活质量领域具有多变量影响。一些社会人口统计学和疾病相关的变量以及社会支持会影响患者的生活质量。该研究增加了关于阿拉伯中风幸存者如何看待他们的生活质量和社会支持的关键知识。确保中风幸存者获得足够的社会支持势在必行，因为这可以改善他们的生活质量。