Abstract

ROMERO-HERNANDEZ, María D; GIL-ALFARO, Issa  and  OVANDO-DIEGO, Liliana. Clinical characteristics and quality of life in patients after a cerebrovascular event. Rev. Mex. med. familiar [online]. 2023, vol.10, n.3, pp.89-98.  Epub May 24, 2024. ISSN 2696-1296.  https://doi.org/10.24875/rmf.23000041.

Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics and quality of life after a cerebrovascular event (CVD) in patients assigned to a family medicine unit. Method: Prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive, observational design. A calculated and representative sample of men and women with CVD, using a non-probabilistic sampling by quotas (sex) by quotas (sex), excluding patients with cognitive impairment and psychiatric illnesses, and eliminating incomplete questionnaires. With prior informed consent, were investigated sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics and modified Rankin scale, and quality of life using ECVI-38 (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.79-0.97); using measures of central tendency, dispersion, absolute and relative frequencies, Student’s t test at 95%. Authorization R-2021-3007-069. Results: 172 patients, 86 men and 86 women, average age 67.27 years, married 33%, primary school 30%, unemployed 66%, with diabetes and arterial hypertension 55%, poverty low family 54%, large nuclear family 20% and integrated nucleus 53%, with motor difficulties 37%, alterations in sensitivity 66% and in language 53%, mild disability 49%, without affectation to quality of life 48%, slightly affected 37%, mostly in > 70 years, in activities of daily living (p = 0.000) and family functions (p = 0.000), and in those without a partner in the same items (p = 0.000 and p = 0.002), among others. Conclusions: In patients with CVD, the quality of life was slightly affected, although it worsened in people over 70 years of age and without a partner.

Keywords : Cerebrovascular event; Stroke; Quality of life.