Profile of home care and general physiotherapy and palliative care to a group of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / Perfil da assistencia domiciliar generica e fisioterapeutica e cuidados paliativos a um grupo de pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrofica

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is degenerative disease of the upper and lower motor neurons, progressive and fatal and is characterized by progressive paralysis of members, oropharynx and respiratory muscles and consequent dysphagia, dysarthria and respiratory failure. The disease is considered a paradigm for palliative care cancer, despite the absence of curative treatment for ALS, its complications can be treated symptomatically and by several health professionals. Little information is available about the type of health care that is provided to patients with ALS in Brazil, although the ALS reference centers have been established through ordinance SUS. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use and availability of the service of home care and general physiotherapy and palliative care for patients with ALS seen at the Clinical Hospital, UNICAMP (CH), in addition to quantify the functional status of patients and the use of palliative care and home care; identify the degree of awareness of assistance and most serious problems related to it, and propose improvements in patient care with ALS. Twenty-nine patients and their primary caregivers were followed for 12 months and submitted to 4 evaluations by the instruments Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R), ALS Severity Scale (ALSSS), Norris Scale (NS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assessment Questionaire (ALSAQ-40), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC), level of pain and 2 semi-structured questionnaires. As expected, there was functional decline and increased physical dependence of patients in the study, developed mainly by the reduction of MIF and ALSFRS-R scores. There was an increase in the amount of care provided to patients with ALS for 12 months, with statistical significance for the services of physiotherapy, manual or use of bracing for lower limb. We found the spouse was the primary caregiver in 55% and 13.5% of caregivers were friends or cousins. Regarding paramedical services, the physiotherapy was the most widely used in both the first assessment of the past. The care to patients with the diagnosis of ALS has been based primarily through the hospital system and its outpatient clinics, home care disconnected with public and structured. The clinical deterioration and decline of motor function were detected by all the proposed markers, which guided the approach physiotherapy and other adjustments of palliative care in ALS. Most patients didn t know about the possibility of home care in ALS. It is necessary to implement the home care, either through a family doctor or hospital service to support the household in addition to the work of the HC s multidisciplinary team, in conjunction with the council and resources of the region and other states

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esclerose amiotrofica lateral amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cuidadores cuidados paliativos caregivers palliative care

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