Autonomy Outcomes Measured with Barthel Index in Patients with Ischaemic Stroke during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. A Descriptive Study
- Pego Perez, Emilio Ruben
- Lourdes Bermello López
- María del Rosario Marín Arnés
- Eva Gómez Fernández
- María Irene Núñez Hernández
- Isidoro Rodríguez Pérez
ISSN: 2476-0501
Ano de publicación: 2022
Volume: 17
Número: 3
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery
Resumo
Background: Acute stroke is the 3rd cause of mortality, the 1st in disability in the adult population, studies focused on the subacute strokephase are less frequent, and those that focus on longer-term evolution are rare.Aim: To determine the functional repercussion in patients with ischemic stroke during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.Methods: A qualitative and retrospective study with a sample of 674 patients with acute ischaemic stroke that were selected. The outcomeswere measured with Barthel index.Results: The distribution in the moderate and severe degrees has been higher for the year 2020, in the independent and mild degrees ithas been higher in the years 2019 and 2021, for the degree of total dependence it has been higher in the years 2019 and 2021. No significantcorrelation was found between age and the result of the Barthel scale or between the year in which the stroke occurred and the result of theBarthel scale.Conclusion: No relationship is seen between the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and worsening of functionality. The structural changes during thepandemic and the reduction in personnel have not affected the diagnosis and involvement of ischemic stroke. The effort of the staff, to maintainadequate care, has been decisive in the functional results of the patients.