Introduction. Increasingly, studies relating to the consequences of chronic neurological diseases depart from the principle of exclusively biological evaluation of human health and a more holistic point of view is adopted, in which particural attention is drawn to the emotional experience of patients, their well-being and ability to function in daily life.Aim. This work aims at analysing the factors determining the assessment of the quality of life made by patients who have had a stroke.Materials and Methods. The study group consisted of 95 post-stroke patients. The research was carried out by means of: Ferrans & Powers Quality of Life Index — version III, evaluating the overall quality of life and the quality of life in terms of health...