Priority stratification for physiotherapeutic care in an Unique Health System hospitalization: a protocol analysis

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Allan
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Borges, Flávio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Health Residencies Journal (HRJ)
• Texto Completo: https://escsresidencias.emnuvens.com.br/hrj/article/view/144
• topic: Fisioterapia, Internação Hospitalar, Reabilitação.

Introduction: Physiotherapy is an important component inserted in the rehabilitation process in a hospital environment, collaborating with the evolution of maximum functional capacity in the course of an illness. Despite its importance, many sectors do not have the necessary number of professionals to care for all inpatients. Objective: To verify the inclusion of a protocol for stratification of priority in physical therapy care and the acceptance of physical therapists. Methods: This is a qualitative, observational and descriptive study, carried out in the inpatient unit of the medical clinic of Hospital Regional do Gama, governed by the Health Department of the Federal District. This study was carried out in three stages, namely, 1 - elaboration of the protocol for stratification of priority in physical therapy care; 2 - Inclusion in the Physiotherapy admission process; 3 - Analysis of the acceptance of physiotherapists at the unit. Conclusions: The proposed protocol model was accepted by the unit's physical therapists and favored the assessment and selection of priorities in physical therapy care.