Open AccessSocial and family integration of hemiplegic elderly patients 1 year after stroke.
Author(s) -
Giancarlo Santus,
A Ranzenigo,
Rita Catalina Aquilo Caregnato,
M R Inzoli
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.21.7.1019
Subject(s) - medicine , barthel index , mood , rehabilitation , rating scale , stroke (engine) , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , cognitive impairment , autonomy , cognition , physical therapy , activities of daily living , acute stroke , gerontology , psychiatry , psychology , developmental psychology , political science , law , engineering , economics , macroeconomics , mechanical engineering , nursing , emergency department
We interviewed 120 elderly hemiplegic patients 1 year after their acute stroke to assess cognitive impairment using the Mini-Mental State Examination, functional autonomy using the Barthel Index, mood disorders using the Hamilton Rating Depression Scale, and social integration using the Social Functioning Exam. Of the 76 patients admitted to this study, eight (12.1% of those testable) had significant cognitive impairment, 41 (53.9%) were functionally self-sufficient, 27 (35.5%) showed depressive symptoms, and 44 (57.9%) had problems in social and family integration. We suggest that a complete rehabilitation program aimed at producing a good quality of life for elderly hemiplegic patients should take into account all these aspects of human existence.
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