Cuidados domiciliares ao idoso que sofreu Acidente Vascular Cerebral

Abstract

The purpose was to Identify the knowledge production about the stroke in elderly under home care. Bibliographic research whose data were collected though the abstracts from 1997 to 2007, contained in LILACS and SciELO databases. The following key words were used: home assistance, aged people and cerebrovascular accident. Fifty-two references were found in the LILACS database, nine in the SciELO Brazil, and three in the SciELO Cuba. Most of the researches were carried out in 2000. Regarding the method, qualitative method predominance were observed, and central theme is related to the care giver, as well as to the clinical and epidemiologic aspects of the disease. It was observed that this knowledge is still established in Brazil, and the themes related to the person submitted to home care and violence to the aged are still little explored.

Avaliação da linguagem após acidente vascular cerebral em adultos no estado de Sergipe

“…The percentage of patients who had an aphasic condition after a stroke ranges from 20 to 38% 15 . In the Western hemisphere, strokes are considered the most relevant cause of functional incapacity 24 occurring mainly in adults and in the elderly 3 .…”

“…The advancement in health sciences influences a higher life expectancy and, for this reason, contributes to the increase in the number of elderly people 2 ,a fact that is observed nearly everywhere around the world 3 . According to demographic data, analyze the language of aphasic subjects in order to guide the professionals who work in the field of aphasia in their task of restructuring language.…”

Care path of person with stroke: from onset to rehabilitation

“…These difficulties interfere in the quality of life and impact daily life of the person affected and the family. The degree of disability determines the care dependency and, consequently, the challenge presented to the caregiver/family (7) . At the onset of signs and symptoms of a stroke, health services must be contacted urgently.…”

Transition of care for the elderly after cerebrovascular accidents - from hospital to the home

“…These difficulties can lead to reduction in quality of life with an impact on the everyday routine of the elderly persons and their families (8) . The degree of the patient's incapacities determine the levels of dependency on care and, consequently, the challenge to the family caregiver (8)(9) , because the elderly person will need prolonged care.…”

“…The degree of the patient's incapacities determine the levels of dependency on care and, consequently, the challenge to the family caregiver (8)(9) , because the elderly person will need prolonged care. After discharge from hospital, the elderly person may have a series of limitations, including behavioral changes and changes in roles to be developed in the family, in society and in the self itself.…”