Qualidade de vida de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral em reabilita o Quality of life of patients with stroke rehabilitation

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar e correlacionar a qualidade de vida e depress o de pacientes após acidente vascular cerebral em reabilita o. MéTODOS: Estudo transversal realizado em dois servi os de reabilita o, com pacientes de acidente vascular cerebral. As informa es coletadas foram sociodemográficas, o Medical Outcome Study 36 - item short-form health survey, o Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale, o índice de Barthel e o Inventário de Depress o de Beck. RESULTADOS: A amostra foi constituída de 139 pacientes, idade média 59,4 anos e 59% eram homens. Houve comprometimento dos escores da qualidade de vida geral e específica. Segundo o índice de Barthel 49,6% dos pacientes apresentavam dependência moderada a severa e 49,7% tinham sintomas depressivos, conforme Inventário de Depress o de Beck, n o havendo correla o positiva entre estes dados e qualidade de vida geral e específica. CONCLUS O: A qualidade de vida geral e específica dos pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral, em reabilita o, apresentou domínios comprometidos. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and correlate quality of life and depression of patients in rehabilitation after stoke. METHODS: A transversal study conducted in two rehabilitation services with patients after stroke. Information collected included sociodemographic data, the Medical Outcome Study Short-form 36 - item Health Survey, the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale, the Barthel Index and the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 139 patients, with a mean age of 59.4 years; 59% were male. The general and specific quality of life scores were compromised. According to the Barthel Index, 49.6% of the patients presented moderate to severe dependency, and 49.7% had depressive symptoms according to the Beck Depression Index; there was no positive correlation between these data and general and specific quality of life. CONCLUSION: General and specific quality of life of patients in rehabilitation, after stroke, presented compromised domains.