62 Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne THE JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROSURGICAL NURSING eISSN 2299-0321 ISSN 2084-8021 www.jnnn.wshe.pl Original The Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing 2015;4(2):62–68 DOI: 10.15225/PNN.2015.4.2.3 Determinants of Functional Capacity of Patients Who Experienced Haemorrhagic Stroke Uwarunkowania sprawności funkcjonalnej pacjentów po przebytym incydencie udaru krwotocznego mózgu Beata Haor 1 , Mariola Rybka 2 , Anna Antczak 2 , Agnieszka Kwasiborska 3 1 Department of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing at NCU, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland 2 Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Humanities and Economics in Wloclawek, Poland 3 Provincial Joint Hospital in Płock, Poland Abstract Introduction. Independence in performing basic activities of daily living is an important exponent of the quality of human life. An essential component of nursing services is a systematic analysis of the functional capacity of pa- tients in the acute phase of the brain vascular disease. This creates opportunities to plan holistic and personalized care. Aim. Evaluation of functional capacity of patients with prior hemorrhagic brain stroke according to selected socio- demographic variables. Material and Methods. The study included 53 patients with a prior cerebral hemorrhagic stroke, hospitalized in the Department of Neurology of the Provincial Hospital in Plock. As a research tool the Barthel’s Scale Question- naire was used, and it was supplemented with the certificate of patients’ socio-demographic data. Results. The research results confirm the effectiveness of intensive, professional medical practice regarding patients after prior incident of brain stroke. They are in fact reflected in the improvement of patients’ functional capacity. However, some selected socio-demographic factors significantly influenced greater independence of the patients in activities of their daily living. Among all the patients surveyed after the incident of stroke, there was found a clear improvement in functional capacity on the day of hospitalization completion. Conclusions. 1. Men after the incident of hemorrhagic brain stroke show a lower functional efficiency compared to women. 2. Age advancement significantly reduces the functional capacity after the incident of haemorrhagic stroke of the brain. 3. Education significantly affects the level of functional capacity of patients after hemorrhagic stroke of the brain. 4. Marital status and place of residence do not substantially affect the differences in the functional capacity of pa- tients after brain hemorrhagic stroke. (JNNN 2015;4(2):62–68) Key Words: brain stroke, functional capacity, quality of life Streszczenie Wstęp. Samodzielność w wykonywaniu podstawowych czynności dnia codziennego to istotny wykładnik jakości życia człowieka. Niezbędnym elementem świadczeń pielęgniarki jest systematyczna analiza sprawności funkcjonal- nej pacjentów w ostrym okresie choroby naczyniowej mózgu. Stwarza to szanse na projektowanie holistycznej i zindywidualizowanej opieki. Cel. Ocena sprawności funkcjonalnej pacjentów po przebytym udarze krwotocznym mózgu w zależności od wy- branych zmiennych socjodemograficznych. Materiał i metody. Badania zostały przeprowadzone wśród 53 pacjentów po udarze krwotocznym mózgu, hospi- talizowanych w Oddziale Neurologicznym Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Płocku. Jako narzędzie badaw- cze wykorzystano kwestionariusz skali Barthel uzupełniony o metryczkę z danymi socjodemograficznymi chorych.