Author(s): Lima,Raquel Janyne de ; Pimenta,Cláudia Jeane Lopes ; Frazão,Maria Cristina Lins de Oliveira ; Ferreira,Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano ; Costa,Tatiana Ferreira da ; Viana,Lia Raquel de Carvalho ; Martins,Kaisy Pereira ; Costa,Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo
Date: 2019
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Stroke; Activities of Daily Living; Social Support; Family Health Strategy; Nursing
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the functional capacity and its relationship with the level of social support to people affected by cerebrovascular accident. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative research, conducted with 108 individuals with sequelae of cerebrovascular accident in João Pessoa/PB. Data were collected through interviews, using a sociodemographic instrument – the Barthel Index and the Social Support Scale. Results: We observed the prevalence of functional dependency in 93.5%, and the mild dependency stood out in 40.7%. Medium social support was the most found, with 48.2%. The predominant dimensions of social support were the material dimension, followed by the emotional. There was a significant association (p ≤ 0.05) between very serious dependency and high social support. Conclusion: The results found allow us to reflect on the need for involvement of health professionals in strengthening the social support of patients with disabling diseases, such as the cerebrovascular accident.
