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The Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Brazil (SSEQ-B): a structural validity analysis
CONCLUSION: SSEQ-B is a valid and reliable measure of stroke self-efficacy. The preferred structure of the SSEQ-B is bifactorial and includes the domains activity and self-management.PMID:35786389 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2022.2095084
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - July 5, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Pedro Henrique Deon Marina Portugal Makhoul Bianca Pacheco Loss Eliana da Silva Jaques Janete de Souza Urbanetto R égis Gemerasca Mestriner Camila Torriani-Pasin Source Type: research
Reliability of the Theory of Mind Task Battery (ToM TB) to assess social cognition in post-stroke patients
Top Stroke Rehabil. 2021 Aug 1:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10749357.2021.1948155. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTheory of mind is the ability to understand, and infer thoughts or mental states to others. This is a central domain of social cognition that can be impaired after brain injury, resulting in changes in social skills and implications for rehabilitation.The aim of this investigation was to analyze the reliability of the Theory of Mind Task Battery (ToM TB) in post-stroke patients.This is a cross-sectional prospective study with psychometric characteristics, involving 38 patients diagnosed with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke ...
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - August 2, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Nayara Karina Ferreira Pereira Gabriele Natane de Medeiros Cirne F ábio Ricardo de Oliveira Galvão Maria Eloiza Costa Wellington Dos Santos Lima J únior Enio Walker Azevedo Cacho Marcos Hortes N Chagas Roberta de Oliveira Cacho Source Type: research
Use of statins for the secondary prevention of stroke: are we respecting the scientific evidences?
Background: Stroke accounts for approximately as 5.0% of disability-adjusted years of life and 10.0% of all deaths worldwide. Secondary stroke prevention in surviving individuals, which includes the use of statins, reduces atherothrombotic stroke recurrence, complications and mortality. The present study aimed to characterize the Brazilian population with stroke history and estimate the prevalence of statin use as secondary prevention.Methods: This is a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in Brazilian urban areas.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Jo ão Paulo Vilela Rodrigues, Lucas Borges Pereira, Maria Olívia Barboza Zanetti, Andréia Turmina Fontanella, Nereida Kilza da Costa Lima, Sotero Serrate Mengue, Leonardo Régis Leira Pereira Source Type: research
Social distancing, stroke admissions and stroke mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter, longitudinal study
Objectives. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between social distancing, stroke admissions and stroke mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic, while accounting for the rate of COVID-19 admissions. Methods. We performed a longitudinal analysis of a multicenter, prospective, hospital-based registry of intensive care units from 19 hospitals from Brazil, comprising a 14-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether the daily rate of admissions (DRAstroke) and daily mortality rate for stroke were associated with the social distancing index (SDI), taking into account the daily rate of admissions for COVID-19 ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 20, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Pedro Cougo, Bruno Bessen, Daniel Bezerra, Rodrigo de Carvalho Moreira, Carlos Eduardo Brand ão, Emmanuel Salgueiro, Alex Balduino, Octávio Pontes-Neto, Victor Cravo Source Type: research
Measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Stroke Upper Limb Capacity Scale (SULCS- < em > Brazil < /em > )
CONCLUSIONS: The SULCS-Brazil showed to be reliable and valid for the evaluation of upper-limb capacity of individuals with stroke.PMID:35775585 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2022.2095100
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - July 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Gabriela Santos Bretas Assun ção Janaine Cunha Polese Elisa Ferreira Pena Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela Iza Faria-Fortini Source Type: research
Recognition, reaction, risk factors and adequate knowledge of stroke: A Brazilian populational survey
General population proper knowledge about stroke can improve stroke outcomes. We aimed to assess the awareness levels of laypeople regarding stroke recognition, reaction, risk factors, and adequate general knowledge (correct answers for those three questions) of stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: M ário Luciano de Mélo Silva Júnior, Neila Clediane de Sousa Menezes, Marcos Vinícius de Souza Vilanova Source Type: research
Access to rehabilitation professionals by individuals with stroke one month after hospital discharge from a stroke unit in Brazil is insufficient regardless of the pandemic
To compare access to rehabilitation professionals by individuals with stroke one month after hospital discharge from a stroke unit in Brazil, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 7, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Jordana P Magalh ães, Iza Faria-Fortini, Tamires MFV Dutra, Romeu Sant'Anna, Carolina LA Soares, Luci F Teixeira-Salmela, Christina DCM Faria Source Type: research
Determinants of Stroke in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Multivariate Approach from the National Health Survey
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between biological-health, socioeconomics, and behavioral determinants and stroke by evaluating the risk of stroke in the presence of each or all determinants grouped in a multivariate model.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 14, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Ícaro J.S. Ribeiro, Jefferson P. Cardoso, Ivna V. Freire, Mailson F. Carvalho, Rafael Pereira Source Type: research
