Presence of pain after stroke and its relationship with function and quality of life
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Objective: Evaluate the presence of pain in individuals with stroke (stroke) and its relationship with functional performance and quality of life (QoL). Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 50 individuals with stroke treated at a rehabilitation center were assessed using the Visual Numerical Scale (VNS), McGill Pain Questionnaire, SF-36 and Barthel Index (BI). Inferential statistics were performed using T-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: The presence of pain was verified in 64% of the population, with an average of seven in the VNS and a significant number and intensity of McGill's descriptors. Pain patients had worse scores for QoL in the domains of mental health (p = 0.046), general health status (p = 0.021), emotional aspects (p = 0.034) and pain (p < 0.0001). Pain in healthy hemibody was present in 37% of patients. The VNS correlated with the general health status (r = -0.359; p = 0.043) of SF-36; McGill with mental health (r = -0.364; p = 0.041), functional capacity (r = -0.365; p = 0.039) and emotional aspects (r = -0.374; p = 0.035). There was no relationship between pain and BI. Conclusions: This study showed a high incidence and intensity of pain in individuals with stroke, even in rehabilitation. The presence of pain interfered more in QoL than in function and McGill was related to more domains of SF-36 than VNS.
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