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The Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is reliable and valid for chronic stroke survivors
CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian version of the WHODAS 2.0 instrument presented evidence of reliability and validity for chronic post-stroke individuals.PMID:37120851 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2023.2207293
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - April 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Ang élica Cristiane Ovando Catiane Dall'Agnol Jhoanne Merlyn Luiz Renata Andrade Momo Shamyr Sulyvan De Castro Source Type: research

Anxiety in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Risk Factors and Effects on Functional Status
Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are the major correlates of PSA while more severe PSA is associated with poorer ADL and health-related QOL. Acute lesions involving CHWM may correlate with PSA in ischemic stroke patients with mild-to-moderate neurologic deficits, supporting a lesion-location hypothesis in PSA.IntroductionAnxiety is prevalent after stroke and occurs in about one-quarter of stroke survivors (1, 2). Poststroke anxiety (PSA) may have a negative impact on quality of life (QOL) of stroke survivors, affecting their rehabilitation (3). Furthermore, one prospective study found that severe anxiety symptoms were assoc...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - April 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Incidence, lethality, and post-stroke functional status in different Brazilian macro-regions: The SAMBA study (analysis of stroke in multiple Brazilian areas)
ConclusionThis study expands the knowledge of stroke epidemiology in Brazil, a middle-income country with enormous socioeconomic and cultural diversity. The discrepancy observed regarding the impact of stroke in patients from Joinville and Sobral highlights the need to improve the strategic allocation of resources to meet the health priorities in each location.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - September 15, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Quality of life in caregivers of aged stroke survivors in southern Brazil: Arandomized clinical trial
CONCLUSION: the intervention exerted a statistically significant effect on the quality of life of family caregivers with respect to social relationships and autonomy.TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02807012.PMID:36722630 | DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.5935.3657
Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - February 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals Fernanda La ís Fengler Dal Pizzol Gail Low Carolina Baltar Day Naiana Oliveira Dos Santos Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin Source Type: research

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