Fatores associados à realização de atividades da vida diária em mulheres após acidente vascular cerebral

Objetivo: Associar as variáveis sociodemográficas e os fatores de risco para Acidente Vascular Cerebral ao grau de dependência para realização das atividades de vida diária de mulheres na idade fértil com Acidente Vascular Cerebral. Método: Pesquisa longitudinal prospectiva e analítica, realizada em três hospitais públicos de Fortaleza, CE. Para avaliar o grau de incapacidade no desempenho das atividades de vida diária, foi utilizado o Índice de Barthel Modificado no momento do comparecimento à unidade e 3 meses após o Acidente Vascular Cerebral. Para a análise de associação entre variáveis, optaram-se pelos testes Qui-quadrado e Razão de Verossimilhança. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 109 mulheres em idade fértil. Percebeu-se associação entre maiores graus de dependência nas mulheres procedentes do interior, com menor renda e de raça negra (p=0,032, p=0,043, p=0,03, respectivamente). Quanto aos fatores de risco pessoais, observou-se maior dependência nas mulheres com doença cardíaca (p=0,040), sedentárias (p=0,030) e alcoolistas (p=0,017). Conclusão: Os resultados apresentam os fatores associados aos maiores graus de dependência para realização das atividades de vida diária pelas mulheres em idade fértil, após a ocorrência de Acidente Vascular Cerebral.Objetivo: Asociar las variables sociodemográficas y los factores de riesgo para Accidente Cerebrovascular con el grado de dependencia para la realización de las actividades de vida diaria de mujeres en la edad fértil con Accidente Cerebrovascular. Método: Investigación longitudinal prospectiva y analítica, llevada a cabo en tres hospitales públicos de Fortaleza, CE. A fin de evaluar el grado de discapacidad en el desempeño de las actividades de vida diaria, se utilizó el Índice de Barthel Modificado en el momento de la asistencia a la unidad y 3 meses después del Accidente Cerebrovascular. Para el análisis de asociación entre variables, se optó por las pruebas de Chi cuadrado y Razón de Verosimilitud. Resultados: Participaron en el estudio 109 mujeres en edad fértil. Se percibió asociación entre mayores grados de dependencia en las mujeres procedentes del interior, con menores ingresos y de raza negra (p=0,032, p=0,043, p=0,03, respectivamente). En cuanto a los factores de riesgo personales, se observó mayor dependencia en las mujeres con enfermedad cardiaca (p=0,040), sedentarias (p=0,030) y alcohólicas (p=0,017). Conclusión: Los resultados presentan los factores asociados con los mayores grados de dependencia para la realización de las actividades de vida diaria por las mujeres en edad fértil, tras la ocurrencia de Accidente Cerebrovascular.Objective: To associate sociodemographic variables and risk factors for stroke to the degree of dependence for performing the activities of daily living of women of childbearing age after suffering a stroke. Method: A prospective and analytical longitudinal study conducted in three public hospitals in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. The Modified Barthel Index was used at the time of attending the unit and 3 months after the stroke to assess the degree of disability in the performance of activities of daily living. The chi-squared and likelihood ratio tests were chosen to analyze the association between variables. Results: There were 109 women of childbearing age who participated in the study. There was an association between higher degrees of dependence in women from the interior/rural areas, with lower income and black people (p = 0.032, p = 0.043, p = 0.03, respectively). Regarding personal risk factors, there was a greater dependency in women with heart disease (p = 0.040), sedentary (p = 0.030) and alcoholics (p = 0.017). Conclusion: The results show the factors associated with higher degrees of dependence for performing activities of daily living by women of childbearing age after the occurrence of stroke

Depression Post-Stroke: Clinical Characteristics Associated

Depression is an important variable related to the worsening of quality of life in post-stroke patients. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of depression in patients after stroke. It is a cross-sectional study conducted between February and April 2013, 51 patients admitted to specialized stroke unit in a hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale was applied to investigate depression. Regarding the modifiable risk factors, physical inactivity was the most significant factor for depression. As regards the neurological deficits, subjects with speech disorders had 2.2 times more likely to get depressive symptoms. The inability to walk did not affect the acquisition of these symptoms. On the comorbidities, non diabetics and heart disease ones had a 30% chance to further develop depression and hypertension does not influence in this. Thus, the study showed that among patients in the sample, younger women, unemployed, who had companion and had higher levels of education presented a greater chance of depression. We see, on this, the need to expand research in this context with longitudinal studies so these and other factors can be controlled through time