EC Nursing and Healthcare

Objective: To identify the knowledge of family caregivers on the management of patients with stroke disabilities who graduated from institutions providing health services.

Materials and Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional sample of 37 family caregivers. Structured questionnaire was used, test of knowledge and PULSES profile.

Results: The most common strokes are ischemic (57%) and bleeding (38%). The most common motor disability (95%), sleep disorders (73%), aphasia (65%) and cognitive (30%) subjects showed more care for a disability (76%) with mild degrees of severity 57%, moderate 35%. Was evident in family caregivers better understanding for the management of motor disabilities, information on dysphagia, aphasia, sleep disorders, were excluded from the education provided to 9 out of ten cares, despite being offered it by staff health (92%) to 73% of caregivers, it was such incidental and therefore did not include care for disability present at discharge from the stroke.

Conclusion: Family caregivers face their role with low levels of knowledge about management of disabilities; recommended educational programs within institutions.

Keywords: Stroke; Disability; Knowledge

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