Atuação da equipe de Estratégia Saúde da Família no domicílio de pacientes com acidente vascular encefálico

Performance of Family Health Strategy team at home of patients with stroke This field study aimed to identify how to organize home care to bedridden person with the sequel stroke. The role of caregiver has been increasingly recognized as an important one, which includes providing care with more comfort and lower costs to people with disabilities who find it difficult to go to outpatient care. This descriptive and field study with quantitative and qualitative approach was carried out with 15 bedridden persons with disability due to a stroke, along with 15 caregivers or family in the Family Health Strategy area. Data collection was performed from March to August 2012 using semi-structured interviews previously scheduled in patients’ home. The results showed that the family or Artigo recebido em 12 de julho de 2012; aceito em 27 de setembro de 2013. Endereço para correspondência: Neiva Junkes Hoepers, Rua Don Joaquim Domingos de Oliveira, 50/504, 88801-230 Criciuma SC, E-mail: neivajun@engeplus.com.br