Relação entre acidente vascular cerebral e habilidades sociais em adultos

Abstract

Studies have pointed out an increasing number of individuals affected by brain lesions, having in these frames several origins, one of them being the interruption of the vascular system. Among acquired brain lesions Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) is considered a public health problem that deserves a lot of attention, as it presents, among other factors, the compromise of social skills. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between stroke and social skills deficits in adults, as it would allow the construction of training strategies to promote a better coexistence between injured and family members, helping to alleviate the deficits associated with such lesions and in the quest for greater independence and quality of life. A total of 100 individuals, aged between 18 and 59 years, of whom 50 were being treated at the Associação Pestalozzi de Maceió (7) and the Associação dos deficientes físicos de Alagoas (ADEFAL) (43) were included in group 1 (with a history of stroke) and 50 individuals were students of the Youth and Adult Education (EJA), nocturnal period of the Escola Estadual Deputado Nenoí Pinto, who composed group 2 (no history of stroke). The instruments used were an anamnesis, the Mini Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM) and the Inventário de Habilidades Sociais (IHS-Del-Prette). The results showed a high percentage of individuals with a history of stroke who were classified as Good Repertoire of Social Skills (Below average), with a greater impairment in the ability to approach unknown people. The comparison of the social skills repertoires between the groups suggests that the participants with stroke showed to have more elaborate repertoires of social skills than the participants without stroke. The results did not indicate, in general, indications of deficit repertoires of social skills as a whole. The results also indicate that the participants' cognitive status was not related to their social skills repertoire. These results highlight the importance of studies aimed at the elaboration of specific social skills instruments of individuals suffering from stroke