Evaluation of patients with stroke monitored by home care programs

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Ana Railka De Souza Oliveira¹  Thelma Leite De Araujo¹  Alice Gabrielle De Sousa Costa¹  Huana Carolina Candido Morais¹  Viviane Martins Da Silva¹  Marcos Venicios De Oliveira Lopes¹ 

关键词: Stroke;    Home nursing;    Nursing care;    Accidente cerebrovascular;    Atencion domiciliaria de salud;    Atencion de enfermeria;    Acidente vascular cerebral;    Assistencia domiciliaria;    Cuidados de enfermagem.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420130000500019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient with a stroke in home treatment, investigating physical capacity, mental status and anthropometric analysis. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Fortaleza/CE, from January to April of 2010. Sixty-one individuals monitored by a home care program of three tertiary hospitals were investigated, through interviews and the application of scales. The majority of individuals encountered were female (59%), elderly, bedridden, with a low educational level, a history of other stroke, a high degree of dependence for basic (73.8%) and instrumental (80.3 %) activities of daily living, and a low cognitive level (95.1%). Individuals also presented with tracheostomy, gastric feeding and urinary catheter, difficulty hearing, speaking, chewing, swallowing, and those making daily use of various medications. It was concluded that home care by nurses is an alternative for care of those individuals with a stroke.

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