Profile of CVA1 Patients at the CADH of Feira de Santana, Bahia, 2014

Abstract

This study aimed to identify risk factors that attack patients who have suffered ischemic stroke were registered in the Center for Diabetic Care and Hypertension (ACHR) in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, in 2014. This research is field and documentary with a quantitative approach of descriptive exploratory character, being conducted questionnaires (composed of eight questions with multiple choice) and analysis of medical records of patients registered and prior diagnosis of ischemic stroke. The research took place during the months of July to September 2014, with a sample 23 patients suffering from the disease. The results showed that 14 (60.9%) patients were female, that 12 (52.2%) were of mixed race and age of 68.18 years for both genders. Regarding risk factors, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and a sedentary lifestyle were the most frequent, with values of 100%, 95.6% and 86.9%, respectively. Most patients presented as motor and neural sequelae the difficulty in moving one arm (65.2%); difficulty in speaking, eating and swallowing saliva; and strabismus, facial paralysis, imbalance, both with 34.8%; and how emotional sequel impatience (56.5%) and depression (34.8%). From the results, it is concluded that, in the studied sample, the profile is made up of women with an average age over 65 years, of mixed race, with incomplete primary education, with blood pressure, diabetes and physical inactivity as the most prevalent risk factors.