Perfil dos pacientes acometidos por acidente vascular encefálico cadastrados na estratégia de saúde da família

Abstract

Stroke – Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) – is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "signs of focal disturbance (sometimes global) OF brain function rapidly evolving for more than 24 hours causing death without other apparent cause than that of origin vascular". Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiologic-socio-economic profile of patients affected by stroke enrolled in the health strategy of the family in the city of Cajazeiras-PB. Methods: It was characterized by a descriptive study with field research of quantitative nature with transversal sample of 24 patients. The survey data were collected through the Berger’s questionnaire. Results: The results of our study showed that there was no predominance of gender, being the predominant race among blacks 12 (50%). Regarding the classification of the CVA, showed a higher prevalence of ischemic CVA 22 (91.7%) compared to the bleeding. The age of onset was on average 67.51 and the mode with 71. Regarding education 19 (79%) are illiterate. Regarding the assessment of disability according to the modified Rankin scale. The subjects have a greater proportion of moderate disability 8 (33%) to severe with 6 (25%). Conclusion: It is concluded from the results that better prevention strategies should be offered to this population.