Prevalência da dor, fadiga e depressão em pacientes pós Acidente Vascular Cerebral: Estudo transversal

Abstract

Objective: To identify the prevalence of pain, fatigue and depression in the post-stroke population. Methods: A non-probabilistic, observational cross-sectional study was performed with 30 patients after stroke in the city of Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte state. Pain, depression and fatigue were evaluated in order to detect their prevalence and to correlate with clinical instruments such as functional independence measure (FIM), Fugl-Meyer physical performance scale and Nottighann Sensory Evaluation. For the data analysis, the BioEstat 5.0 program was used, and the Shapiro-Wilk test was used to analyze the normality of the results that mostly presented non-normal data, using the Spearman correlation test, correlation coefficient was interpreted as according to Munro. It was considered p <0.05. Results: The prevalence of pain was 40%, in relation to fatigue 27% presented the symptom, and depression was presented by 50% of the individuals. There was a significant correlation between fatigue and depression compared to MIF and FM. Conclusion: Depression and fatigue influenced the FIM and Fugl-Meyer scores in post-stroke individuals; fatigue showed a moderate correlation compared to the Fugl-Meyer performance scale; however, Pain did not show significant results, although have a high prevalence.