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    Qualidade de vida de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral em reabilitação
    (Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2013-01-01) Rangel, Edja Solange Souza; Belasco, Angélica Gonçalves Silva [UNIFESP]; Diccini, Solange [UNIFESP]; Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    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.