Subjective well being and perceived psychological adjustment among old people affected by stroke: a review

• Autor(es):

  Rabelo, Dóris Firmino (Universidade Estadual de Campinas);

  Neri, Anita Liberalesso (Universidade Estadual de Campinas).

• Fonte:

  Estudos de Psicologia (Natal); volume 11, número 2, páginas 169-177. Agosto 2006.

• Assuntos:

  psychological adjustment;

  stroke;

  subjective well-being;

  elderly.

• Resumo:

  We gathered data from Brazilian and foreign studies published between 1996 and 2005 which related subjective well-being, sense of psychological adjustment and stroke. The objective was identifying mediator variables of this relation among old people. Prospective and cross-sectional studies indicated that those affected by stroke showed less subjective well-being than the general population. Good cognitive capacity, effective social support, continuity of a productive occupation, keeping the competence in instrumental activities of daily living and good mood are factors which can affect positively the subjective and psychological well-being. Variables which can affect negatively the subjective and psychological well-being are functional incapacity, cognitive deficits, depression, difficulty in re-establishing the identity and restrictions to the possibility of executing activities and roles which contribute to the self-definition. The knowledge of the psychological implications of suffering stroke can benefit patients, families and professionals in managing such event.

• Acesse o texto completo (Português)