Avaliação da qualidade de vida de cuidadores de pacientes com seqüelas neurológicas

Ananda Guerra de Sousa; Raphael Colodro Zarameli; Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari; Marcelo Frigero

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v7i4.1383

Authors

Ananda Guerra de Sousa Uninove - SP
Raphael Colodro Zarameli Uninove
Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari Uninove - SP
Marcelo Frigero Uninove - SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v7i4.1383

Keywords:

Acidente vascular encefálico, Cuidadores, Qualidade de vida, Lesão medular.

Abstract

The sequels caused by neurological diseases, especially the medullar injuries and the stroke, can generate great impacts in the quality of life of the persons which work as informal patient caregivers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of persons which work as informal caregivers of patients with neurological sequels from medullar injuries or stroke. Twenty volunteers were selected and divided in two groups: the first group (n=9) was composed by informal caregivers of patients with stroke or medullar injury, and the second was a control group, constituted by volunteers (n=11) which were not working as caregivers. All volunteers were evaluated and submitted to a quality of life evaluation by means of the SF-36 Health Survey. The results showed a significant decrease in the majority SF-36 domains for informal caregivers group in comparison with control group. Thus, it can be concluded that informal caregivers presented a decrease in health’s quality when compared to individuals of control group.

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Author Biographies

Ananda Guerra de Sousa, Uninove - SP

Aluno do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE, Diretoria de Saúde, São Paulo – SP.

Raphael Colodro Zarameli, Uninove

Aluno do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE, Diretoria de Saúde, São Paulo – SP.

Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari, Uninove - SP

Professora Dra do Mestrado em Ciências da Reabilitação da Universidade Nove e Julho – UNINOVE, São Paulo – SP.

Marcelo Frigero, Uninove - SP

Mestre em Engenharia Biomédica pela Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, UMC; Graduado em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCAR e Professor Msc do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Nove e Julho – UNINOVE, São Paulo – SP.