Characterization of the risk factors and of the drug therapy of patients that had suffered from stroke in physical therapy treatment

Authors

  • Almir Vieira Dibai Filho Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC
  • Caroline Nayanna Rodrigues Santos Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG
  • Juliana Fonseca Pontes Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC
  • José Erickson Rodrigues Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC
  • Amanda Queiroz Soares Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i1.2066

Keywords:

Fisioterapia, Neurologia, Medicamentos.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim in this study was to characterize the risk factors and the drug therapy of patients who suffered from stroke and were in physiotherapy treatment. METHOD: This study retrospective, cross-sectional and quantitative was conducted in the city of Maceió (Alagoas State, Brazil), in the Clinical School of Physiotherapy Doctor Rodrigo Ramalho, through data collection from 135 medical records of patients affected by stroke, covering personal aspects, data related to the pathological state and to treatment. RESULTS: We found that the majority of patients consisted of males with a mean age of 60,23±12,61 years and with low level of education. It was found that most individuals had hypertension, diabetes mellitus, history of alcoholism and or smoking, and furthermore, they made use of antihypertensive drugs, NSAIDs and or oral hypoglycemic agents. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, for most participants in this study, the drug therapy is configured as a preventive support against recurrence of the disease.

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Author Biographies

Almir Vieira Dibai Filho, Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC

Graduado em Fisioterapia pelo Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC, Pós-graduando em Fisioterapia Geriátrica pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

Caroline Nayanna Rodrigues Santos, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG

Graduada em Farmácia pela Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG

Juliana Fonseca Pontes, Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC

Graduada em Fisioterapia pelo Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC, Pós-graduanda em Fisioterapia Neurofuncional pelo Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC

José Erickson Rodrigues, Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC

Graduado em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas - UNCISAL, Especialista em Fisioterapia em Neurologia pela Universidade Metodista de São Paulo - UMESP, Coordenador da Especialização em Fisioterapia Neurofuncional do Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC

Amanda Queiroz Soares, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG

Graduada em Farmácia pela Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Mestra em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG.

Published

2010-06-17

How to Cite

1.
Dibai Filho AV, Santos CNR, Pontes JF, Rodrigues JE, Soares AQ. Characterization of the risk factors and of the drug therapy of patients that had suffered from stroke in physical therapy treatment. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];9(1):103-10. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2066

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Section

Applied Sciences