Effect of Aphasia on the State Trait Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels of the Family Members of Hemiplegia Patients
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2015
Yazarlar: Pelin PİŞTAV AKMEŞE, Nakioğlu Yüzer Güldal Funda, Altınok Nermin, Özgirgin Neşe
TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2015, cilt 61, ss 352-357
Özet
<p>Objective: To investigate the state-trait anxiety and hopelessness levels of the family members/caregivers of patients who had developed aphasic</p><p>or non-aphasic hemiplegia following a cerebrovascular event.</p><p>Material and Methods: We included a total of 40 hemiplegic patients, 20 aphasic and 20 non-aphasic, and 40 family members who provided</p><p>care for these patients in this study. The patients' demographic features were recorded. The same investigator used the Gülhane Aphasia Test (GAT)</p><p>to evaluate whether the patients were aphasic, the State-Trait Anxiety Scale to determine the anxiety level, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale to</p><p>determine the hopelessness level of the family members.</p><p>Results: The mean age was 54.10±14.18 years for the aphasic patients and 66.70±13.44 years for the non-aphasic patients. There were 8 females</p><p>(40%) and 12 males (60%) in both groups. All family members caring for the patients were female. The mean scale scores were as follows: state</p><p>anxiety 47.8±6.64 (35–57), trait anxiety 52.25±7.91 (39–64), and hopelessness 11.65+1.81 (8–15) in the aphasic group; state anxiety 42.20±7.68</p><p>(29–59), trait anxiety 49.25±11.27 (27–71), and hopelessness 12.05±2.16 (8–16) in the non-aphasic group. There was no significant difference</p><p>between the trait anxiety level and hopelessness level of the family members caring for aphasic or non-aphasic hemiplegic patients (p>0.05),</p><p>whereas there was a significant difference between the state anxiety levels (p<0.05).</p><p>Conclusion: We found that the trait anxiety and hopelessness levels of family members caring for hemiplegic patients were not influenced by</p><p>whether the patient was aphasic, whereas the state anxiety level was higher in the relatives of aphasic patients.</p><p>Keywords: Aphasia, anxiety, hemiplegia, hopelessness</p>