The general hospital inpatient referred to Physical Medicine Department: functional level and epidemiological profile
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v13i3a102662Keywords:
Hospitalization, Functional Independence Measure, RehabilitationAbstract
Hospitalization and severe previous diseases lead to functional decrease and independence loss during activities of daily living among inpatients. Rehabilitation during hospital care is thought to be crucial in immobilism syndrome prevention. According to previous data, ward patients are mainly comprised of elderly individuals who carry disabling diseases, although there is a lack in information regarding their functional levels and rehabilitation needs. This study aimed at verifying functional and social profiles of inpatients from a tertiary general hospital referred to the Physical Medicine Service. The applied measurements were FIM, ASA scale, and demographic data. It was observed that inpatients are physically impaired, need caregivers and are elderly. There is also a strong correlation between FIM and ASA: the worse the functional independence is, the higher the number of comorbidities. Patients might benefit from the hospital stay if they were systematically referred to rehabilitation. Nevertheless, the physician who does not usually deal with rehabilitation is neither aware of the physiatrists' role in health care provided in wards nor take advantage of their knowledge.
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