Physiotherapy in palliative medicine: patient and caregiver wellness
| Autor: | Máximo, Bernabeu-Wittel, Lourdes, Moreno-Gaviño, Dolores, Nieto-Martín, Julia, Lanseros-Tenllado, Ana, Sáenz-Santamaría, Olga, Martínez-Pérez, Carmen, Aguilera-Gonzalez, Manuel, Pereira-Domínguez, Manuel, Ollero-Baturone, Francisco, Rodriguez-Gonzalez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation Palliative care Oncology (nursing) business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Medicine (miscellaneous) Mean age General Medicine Emotional stress Advanced cancer 03 medical and health sciences Medical–Surgical Nursing 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Kinesitherapy 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Physical therapy medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Respiratory physiotherapy business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ supportivepalliative care. |
| ISSN: | 2045-4368 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesDespite the demonstrated efficacy of physiotherapy in palliative care programmes, there are scarce data of its real-life impact on patients’ and caregivers’ wellness and stress. Our aim was to assess effectiveness of a 30-day physiotherapy programme in psychological wellness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with advanced chronic diseases or cancer and in their caregivers’ stress.MethodsQuasiexperimental before–after study applying personalised kinesitherapy, exercise with curative effects, respiratory physiotherapy, therapeutic massages and ergotherapy. Psychological wellness, HRQoL and caregiver’s strain outcomes were measured.Results207 patients (60% men, with a mean age of 73.6±12 years) were included; 129 (62.3%) with advanced cancer, and the remaining 78 with advanced chronic diseases. Psychological wellness (Emotional Stress Detection Tool decreased from 12.4±3 to 11±3; pConclusionsA personalised physiotherapy programme incorporated to integral palliative care improved psychological wellness, HRQoL and caregivers’ strain of patients with advanced chronic diseases and cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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