Profile of patients with indication of palliative care and admitted at the Júlia Kubitschek Hospital - FHEMIG
2015; Volume: 25; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5935/2238-3182.20150006
ISSN2238-3182
AutoresJucilene Aparecida Mendes de Faria, Lourenço Gonçalves Ferreira, Marcos Antônio Batista Vieira, Nathália Novaes Cosenza, Patrícia Primo de Alvarenga, Priscila Lisboa Figueiredo,
Tópico(s)Patient Dignity and Privacy
ResumoIntroduction: Technological and therapeutic progress associated with improvements in general life conditions of the population led to the increased life expectancy of Brazilians. Aging is related to the emergence of chronic and disabling illnesses in which monitoring and care constitute the main goal to be accomplished. Objectives: To evaluate the profile of patients with indication of palliative care admitted in the internal medicine wards of the Julia Kubitschek Hospital (HJK); to identify the characteristics of these patients in relation to gender, age, illnesses, and general clinical picture. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with data collection from reviewed medical records and questionnaire with information about clinical conditions during hospitalization. Results: 261 admissions were recorded between June 27 and September 27 of 2012. The percentages of 41% (96) and 44% (101) of patients had and did not have an indication of palliative care, respectively. Discussion: The indication of palliative care reaches expressive numbers observed in the current study and the literature used. Conclusions: There is a significant number of patients admitted in the internal medicine wards of HJK who need palliative care, which is also described in the literature, showing the needed for better assistance to these patients, Profile of patients with indication of palliative care and admitted at the Julia Kubitschek Hospital – FHEMIG Jucilene Aparecida Mendes de Faria1, Lourenco Goncalves Ferreira2, Marcos Antonio Batista Vieira2, Nathalia Novaes Cosenza2, Patricia Primo de Alvarenga2, Priscila Lisboa Figueiredo2 1 Medica Geriatra. Professora do Internato de Clinica Medica do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano – UNIFENAS; Hospital Julia Kubistchek. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 2 Academico(a) do curso de Medicina da UNIFENAS. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. Perfil dos pacientes com indicacao de cuidados paliativos internados no Hospital Julia Kubistchek – FHEMIG DOI: 10.5935/2238-3182.20150006
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