TITLE:
Stress and Stroke: Psychological Approach Patients in Middle Hospitalier
AUTHORS:
Dufeil Leyb Rodneil Sounga, Prince Eliot Galieni Sounga Bandzouzi, Alexandre Lemonnier, Johan Leclerc, Charlemagne Simplice Moukouta, Amal Bernoussi, Jean-William Wallet
KEYWORDS:
Stress, Stroke, Psychological Approach, Coping Strategies, Environmental, Risks Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Psychology,
Vol.9 No.3,
May
6,
2020
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Human beings are confronted with several trying situations that generate stress. Psychopathological
manifestations such as anxiety, anxiety, depression, appear as an imbalance in
the personality of individuals. Stroke and its increasing frequency in terms of
death but especially morbidity has become one of the leading sources of
disability in the world. Its appearance is medically described as caused by
vascular risk factors. Our goal was to study the impact of stress on the
onset and worsening of a stroke. Methodology: This was the clinical
method, the aim of which was to identify any stressful event in the patient’s
life and its psychological consequences in order to establish a link between
the impact of stress and the stroke; of the semi-directive clinical interview
in order to leave the subject a great possibility of expression on the themes
associated with our objective then the inferential descriptive method for the
evaluation of psychological factors using several scales including The CISS and
the STAI. The inclusion criteria were the existence of a stroke, and the existence of a good state of
cognitive functions. Results: In our summary analysis, it appears that
the stroke would result from chronic stress objectively detected by coping from
the CISS and the STAI. The most stressful events on the Holmes and Rahe Scale
were; on the family level: the death of a loved one, the illness of a loved
one, incessant arguments, family tensions, family violence. On a personal level:
illness, sentimental disappointment, abandonment; alcohol, drugs; and finally
on the professional level, dismissal and professional conflict. Conclusion: Stress is a psychological factor that increases the occurrence of a stroke, but
also constitutes a determining disturbing element in patients with one or more
vascular risk factors.