Qualidade de vida de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral em reabilitação

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate and correlate quality of life and depression of patients in rehabilitation after stoke. Methods: A transversal study conducted in two rehabilitation services with patients after stroke. Information collected included sociodemographic data, the Medical Outcome Study Short-form 36 -item Health Survey, the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale, the Barthel Index and the Beck Depression Inventory. Results: The sample consisted of 139 patients, with a mean age of 59.4 years; 59% were male. The general and specific quality of life scores were compromised. According to the Barthel Index, 49.6% of the patients presented moderate to severe dependency, and 49.7% had depressive symptoms according to the Beck Depression Index; there was no positive correlation between these data and general and specific quality of life. Conclusion: General and specific quality of life of patients in rehabilitation, after stroke, presented compromised domains. ResumoObjetivos: Avaliar e correlacionar a qualidade de vida e depressão de pacientes após acidente vascular cerebral em reabilitação. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado em dois serviços de reabilitação, com pacientes de acidente vascular cerebral. As informações coletadas foram sociodemográficas, o Medical Outcome Study 36 -item short-form health survey, o Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale, o Índice de Barthel e o Inventário de Depressão de Beck. Resultados: A amostra foi constituída de 139 pacientes, idade média 59,4 anos e 59% eram homens. Houve comprometimento dos escores da qualidade de vida geral e específica. Segundo o Índice de Barthel 49,6% dos pacientes apresentavam dependência moderada a severa e 49,7% tinham sintomas depressivos, conforme Inventário de Depressão de Beck, não havendo correlação positiva entre estes dados e qualidade de vida geral e específica. Conclusão: A qualidade de vida geral e específica dos pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral, em reabilitação, apresentou domínios comprometidos.

Qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pessoas após acidente vascular cerebral

“…The lack of access to information and health care services can increase the possibility of being ill. Consequently, studies found survivors who earn one minimum wage or less. (6,18) Similarly, most of this study's participants had low income, which is compatible with the fact that the data collection site was exclusive for Unified Health System users.…”

“…(4)(5)(6)13,14) In this study, there was a predominance of brown men and mean age was lower (57.3 years). This may reflect the regional population characteristics.…”

“…One of the events which can significantly compromise people's daily lives is the occurrence of strokes, due to their limiting potential on both physical and emotional aspects. (6) A stroke is one of the main determining factors of cognitive decline. In this study, the mean found at the MMSE among the 104 initial participants was 23.1 points (±5.54), a different value compared to that of another study that found a lower mean.…”

“…Answers vary from 1 to 5 points; higher figures indicate better health-related quality of life. (6,9) Techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics were applied and the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 18.0, was used. For categorical variables, absolute and percentage frequencies were measured; for numerical variables, means and standard deviations were calculated.…”

“…(3) Research shows a decay in the domains and quality of life related to post-stroke health. (4)(5)(6) Based on the aforementioned facts, the objective of this study was to assess health-related quality of life in people who suffered a stroke and connect this event to these individuals' characteristics.…”