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BACKGROUND: Our first goal is the follow
psycologic state of relatives of hemiplegic
patients who were followed at home by
functional state changes of hemiplegic patients.
METHODS: Hundred one hemiplegic patient’s
relative involved to study who managed by
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality home care
services. In these cases, Beck’s depression
inventory (BDI) was filled with relative of patients
enrolled in the rehabilitation program by face to
face interviews at 0 and 3rd month.
RESULTS: The mean age of patients with
hemiplegia were 64.43±11.11. The mean age of
the patient’s relatives was 42±13.14. BDI score
of the 0. month decreased from 18±10.53 to
16.50±11.17 in the 3rd month. Statistically,
significantly difference was determined in
change of 0 to 3rd month (p<0,05).
CONCLUSION: This positive progress in
patient’s relatives may be associated with accepting patient to the treatment program and
adapting to process. We are continuing our
study by increasing the number of patients to
better information.