Atuação fisioterapêutica em pacientes com dores crônicas na APS

• Autor(a) principal: ARIELE JUDITE DOS SANTOS GOMES
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMS
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufms.br/handle/123456789/9140
• topic: Ciências Exatas e da Terra

Chronic pain is one of the main causes of patients abandoning treatment in health units. These patients often associate pain with certain exercises proposed by the physiotherapist. A combination of factors can result in musculoskeletal discomfort and kinesiophobia, the aversion to movement due to fear of pain. Physiotherapy aims to demystify the association between pain and physical exercise, promoting the understanding that the practice of physical activity, conducted appropriately, can be an essential ally in the process of reducing pain. Systematically review published studies on chronic pain in primary health care (PHC), focusing on groups of elderly people with this condition. Electronic searches were carried out without publication year restrictions in the Medline databases via PubMed, Pedro and SciELO in June 2024. The keywords used included “Chronic pain”, “elderly”, “Chronic pain groups” and “APS”. The search strategies were adapted for each database investigated. Clinical trials and case studies involving people with chronic pain and elderly people receiving care in primary health care were included. A systematic review of the literature was carried out using the descriptors “Chronic pain”, “elderly”, “groups” and “APS” in the SciELO and Medline/PubMed databases. Two reviewers independently screened articles, including studies that deal with chronic pain in elderly patients in primary health care groups. The sample size, participant profile and primary outcomes were evaluated. The initial search with the descriptor “chronic pain” resulted in 412 articles in the SciELO database and 95 in Medline/PubMed. After inserting other descriptors, the final number of articles was reduced to six, all from Medline/PubMed.The increase in the prevalence of chronic pain in the population and its significant impact on the quality of life of individuals highlights the need to deepen physiotherapeutic activities in PHC. Understanding the context and importance of this topic is fundamental to support the intervention of physiotherapists in this clinical scenario, aiming to provide effective and comprehensive treatment to patients. Descriptors: Chronic pain - elderly - groups – PHC