Impact and quality of life on patients affected by cerebral vascular accident

Objective: to evaluate the impact and quality of life in people affected by stroke in outpatient follow-up.Method: cross-sectional and quantitative study, from January to April 2019, was used a questionnaire with personal, sociodemographic and clinical variables; the Stroke Scale 3.0 and the Specific Quality of Life Scale for Stroke.Results: 34 participants, mean age of 50.3 years, mostly women (55.8%), white skin color (52.9%), incomplete elementary school (38.2%), married (47%), ischemic type (73.5%) and left hemisphere (44.1%). In 79.4% it was the first stroke event. The most prevalent comorbidities were systemic arterial hypertension (73.5%) and dyslipidemia (61.7%). The Stroke Impact Scale instrument averaged 57.75 and the quality of life scale was 156.Conclusion: the impact of the disease, quality of life and perception of recovery were classified as moderate.