Functional capacity and social support to people affected by cerebrovascular accident

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the functional capacity and its relationship with the level of social support to people affected by cerebrovascular accident. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative research, conducted with 108 individuals with sequelae of cerebrovascular accident in João Pessoa/PB. Data were collected through interviews, using a sociodemographic instrument – the Barthel Index and the Social Support Scale. Results: We observed the prevalence of functional dependency in 93.5%, and the mild dependency stood out in 40.7%. Medium social support was the most found, with 48.2%. The predominant dimensions of social support were the material dimension, followed by the emotional. There was a significant association (p ≤ 0.05) between very serious dependency and high social support. Conclusion: The results found allow us to reflect on the need for involvement of health professionals in strengthening the social support of patients with disabling diseases, such as the cerebrovascular accident.

摘要
研究目的：探讨脑血管意外（cerebrovascular accident）患者的功能能力及其与社会支持水平的相关性。
研究方法：本研究为横断面定量研究，共纳入108名来自巴西帕拉伊巴州若昂佩索阿市的脑血管意外后遗症患者。数据通过访谈收集，采用社会人口学问卷、巴塞尔指数（Barthel Index）及社会支持量表（Social Support Scale）进行测评。
研究结果：结果显示，93.5%的受试者存在功能依赖，其中轻度功能依赖占比最高，达40.7%；中等水平社会支持最为普遍，占比48.2%。社会支持的主要维度依次为物质支持维度与情感支持维度。极重度功能依赖与高水平社会支持之间存在显著统计学相关性（p ≤ 0.05）。
研究结论：本研究结果可促使我们反思，医疗专业人员需参与并强化脑血管意外这类致残性疾病患者的社会支持体系建设。