Conscientiae saúde (Impr.); 17 (4), 2018
Publication year: 2018
Introdução:
A hemiparesia é a principal sequela do acidente vascular encefálico,
e a principal causadora de incapacidade funcional no indivíduo hemiparético,
podendo causar sobrecarga emocional nos cuidadores. Objetivos:
Verificar a
relação entre a capacidade funcional de indivíduos hemiparéticos e a sobrecarga
emocional de seus cuidadores. Métodos:
Foram avaliados 12 hemiparéticos
(65,2±9,0 anos) e 12 cuidadores (53,2±16,0 anos). Para a avaliação funcional foram utilizados a Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg (EEB), o teste de caminhada de 10 metros (TC10), e o Lower-Extremity Motor Coordination Test (LEMOCOT); e para a avaliação da sobrecarga emocional foi aplicada a Escala Burden Interview (EBI). Resultados:
Verificou-se correlações positivas e significantes entre EEB e EBI (r= 0,02; p=0,95), TC10M e EBI (r= 0,38; p=0,22), e LEMOCOT com a EBI (r= 0,51; p=0,08). Conclusão:
Houve relação entre a capacidade funcional de indivíduos hemiparéticos e a sobrecarga emocional dos cuidadores.
Introduction:
Hemiparesis is the main sequelae of stroke, and the main cause
of functional disability in the hemiparetic individual and may cause emotional
overload in caregivers. Objectives:
To verify the relationship between the functional capacity of hemiparetic individuals and the emotional overload of their caregivers. Methods:
Twelve hemiparetic patients (65.2 ± 9.0 years) and 12 caregivers (53.2 ± 16.0 years) were evaluated. For the functional evaluation, the
Berg Balance Scale (BSE), the 10-meter walk test (TC10), and the Lower-Extremity
Motor Coordination Test (LEMOCOT) were used and the Burden Interview Scale
was used to assess the emotional overload. EBI). RESULTS:
There were positive
and significant correlations between BSE and EBI (r = 0.02, p = 0.95), TC10M and
EBI (r = 0.38, p = 0.22), and LEMOCOT with EBI (r = 0.51, p = 0.08). Conclusion:
There was a relationship between the functional capacity of hemiparetic individuals and the emotional overload of caregivers.