Background and Objective: The knowledge about risk of falls in patients with sequelae of stroke by applying a scale constitutes an important factor fort nurses since it allows planning for quality care and consequently improves the quality of life of such patients. The present study aimed to assess the risk of falls of patients with sequelae of stroke using Tinetti Index. Methods: Transversal descriptive study with 61 hospitalized patients. The data were collected through the application of Tinetti Index, the total score of which is 28 points. Results: The index evaluation shows que 47.9% had 19 points under the ideal score, indicating a high risk of falls, 41.7% from 24 to 28, indicating moderate risk and 10.4% from 19 to 23 points, indicating low risk of falls. The final average was (15.23), the median (16.50) and standard deviation (±11.034). Conclusions: There is a high risk of falls in this population, a quantification of impaired balance and gait anticipate the future risk of falls. The use of assessment instruments has important implications for improving the quality of life in patients with symptomatic stroke.
RESUMO:Alterações do humor indicativas de estado depressivo são comuns em pessoas com lesão medular, principalmente nos casos em que a incapacidade é permanente. Este estudo transversal foi realizado em 2012, em Fortaleza-Ceará, com 35 pacientes portadores de lesão medular traumática e aplicada a Escala de Rastreamento Populacional para Depressão com o objetivo de avaliar a ocorrência de sintomas depressivos. Entre os participantes 91,43% eram paraplégicos e em 37,14% a etiologia da lesão medular foi perfuração por arma de fogo. Quanto aos sintomas depressivos, 48,57% dos participantes demonstraram ausência de sintomas; 22,86% apresentaram depressão leve a moderada e 28,57% apresentaram depressão grave. Conclui-se que a depressão é frequente em portadores de lesão medular traumática crônica; a Escala de Rastreamento é de uso simples e com boa sensibilidade para detecção do transtorno depressivo nestes pacientes. DESCRITORES: Traumatismos da medula espinhal; Depressão; Avaliação. DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURYABSTRACT: Changes in mood indicative of a depressive state are common in persons with spinal cord injuries, principally in those cases where the disability is permanent. This cross-sectional study was undertaken in 2012, in Fortaleza-Ceará, with 35 patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries, and through applying the Scale for Populational Screening for Depression with the aim of evaluating the occurrence of depressive symptoms. Among the participants, 91.43% were paraplegics and in 37.14% the etiology of the spinal cord injury was a gunshot wound. In relation to the depressive symptoms, 48.57% of the participants showed an absence of symptoms; 22.86% had mild to moderate depression and 28.57% had serious depression. It is concluded that depression is frequent in those with chronic traumatic spinal cord injuries; the Screening Scale is simple to use and has good sensitivity for the detection of depressive disorder in these patients. DESCRIPTORS: Traumatic spinal cord injury; Depression; Evaluation. SÍNTOMAS DEPRESIVOS EN PERSONAS CON LESIÓN MEDULAR TRAUMÁTICA CRÓNICA RESUMEN:Alteraciones del humor indicativas de estado depresivo son comunes en personas con lesión medular, principalmente en los casos en que la incapacidad es permanente. Este estudio transversal fue realizado en 2012, en Fortaleza, Ceará, con 35 pacientes portadores de lesión medular traumática y aplicación de la Escala de Investigación Poblacional para Depresión con el objetivo de evaluar la ocurrencia de síntomas depresivos. Entre los participantes, 91,43% eran parapléjicos y en el 37,14% la etiología de la lesión medular fue perforación por arma de fuego. Cuanto a los síntomas depresivos, el 48,57% de los participantes demostraron ausencia de síntomas; el 22,86% presentaron depresión leve a moderada y el 28,57% presentaron depresión grave. Se concluye que la depresión es frecuente en portadores de lesión medular traumática crónica; la Escala de Investigación es de uso simple y con buena sensibilidad para det...
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