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Survivors' perspective of life after stroke
Silva, Jaine Kareny da; Vila, Vanessa da Silva Carvalho; Ribeiro, Maysa Ferreira Martins; Vandenberghe, LucThis aim of this interpretive case study was to understand meanings of the experience of illness from the perspective of eight survivors of stroke. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews and qualitative thematic analysis. The experience of stroke generated negative feelings such as fear of death, disability, loss of autonomy and inability to work. Social support of family and religion was es...
Estrés familiar en madres de niños y adolescentes con parálisis cerebral
Ribeiro, Maysa Ferreira Martins; Sousa, Ana Luiza Lima; Vandenberghe, Luc; Porto, Celmo CelenoOBJECTIVES: to evaluate parental stress of mothers of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy; to verify whether parental stress undergoes variations according to the level of motor compromise, the child's phase of life, and sociodemographic variables. METHOD: a cross-sectional, descriptive study, with 223 mothers of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. RESULTS: 45.3% of the mothers presented high...