Nursing care regarding complications of stroke: an integrative review of Brazilian literature

Authors

  • Samia Jardelle Costa de Freitas Maniva Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Consuelo Helena Aires de Freitas Universidade Estadual do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v14i3.12363

Keywords:

Stroke, Nursing, Nursing Care

Abstract

The objective of this integrative review was to analyze the knowledge regarding nursing care of individuals experiencing stroke complications present in the LILACS database. The criteria for the eligibility were: consistency with the terms “cuidado” (care) and “acidente vascular encefálico” (stroke); published in Portuguese; available in full-text; and published between 2000 and 2011. Twenty articles were found, and the data were collected using a form created for this purpose. The analysis was performed through an analytical and interpretative reading. Most studies focused on the problem of patient dependence and the role of family caregivers; understanding the experiences and feelings of the family caregiver; and the impact of the disease on the family. It was observed that it is important to prepare the family caregiver to provide home care. Nurses are called on to teach the family how to take care of the patient and instruct the patient regarding self-care.

Descriptors: Stroke; Nursing; Nursing Care.

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Author Biographies

Samia Jardelle Costa de Freitas Maniva, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira. Discente do Pós-Graduação Cuidados Clínicos Acadêmico Cuidados Clínicos em Saúde e Enfermagem, nível Mestrado, da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE). Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. E-mail: samia_jardelle@yahoo.com.br.

Consuelo Helena Aires de Freitas, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Adjunta da UECE. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. E-mail: consueloaires@yahoo.com.br.

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Published

2012-09-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Review Article