Abstract

PARLAY COSS, Laisa; RIVERI BELL, Reyna María; PAEZ ARMENTEROS, Jovita  and  RAMOS BATISTA, Luís Enrique. Independence rate of patient presenting with strokes. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.4, pp.206-221. ISSN 0864-0319.

The more frequent disabilities or permanent sequelae in patients presenting with strokes are the hemiparesis, inability to walk or the partial dependence in daily life activities. The determination according to the health team if there are or not sequelae in a patient, who has suffered this disease, is an important element to give him safety and a realistic optimism. A cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study was conducted to assess the independence rate in patients presenting with strokes discharged from the Cerebrovascular Service of the "Saturnino Lora" Teaching Provincial Hospital, Santiago de Cuba municipality in November, 2008. The universe included 102 patient residents of such municipality; the sample included 22 patients by simple randomized method assessing the basic needs of the daily life, according to Katz Rate Scale evaluating six functions: to take a bath, to dress, use of bathrooms, mobility, continence and feeding. Other variables were explored including: age, sex, hospital stay, motor affection. The result was a predominance of ages between 70 and 90 years, female sex, the hospital stay was between 7 and 10 days. We concluded that a minimum of patients undergoes motor affection, which is directly proportional to the independence degree in one or in another of the six basic needs and only one case had a total dependence in all activities of daily life.

Keywords : Independence; daily life activity; stroke.

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